The predictable result of your tax dollars at work

A video of a woman dancing and jumping up and down atop the American flag is gaining online attention — and her actions appear to be part of a larger movement. “My name is Erica Walker, and I’m about to do the Eric Sheppard Challenge,” she said in the clip, holding up a handwritten sign. “Hands off EJ. F*** yo flag.” Dressed in a University of Michigan sweatshirt, Walker performed the “Running Man” dance on top of the stars and stripes for a few seconds — — and then furiously jumped up and down on it. ”F*** yo flag!” she yelled. ['F**K Yo Flag!': Video of Woman Dancing, Stomping on American Flag Appears to be Part of a Larger Movement, by Dave Urbanski, The Blaze, April 30, 2015]

One of the first trends of politics I noticed as a lad was those who receive the most from the government seem the most disloyal. Thus, the new trend among African-American college students, perhaps the most officially privileged group in one of the most wealthy nations in the entire world, is to film themselves stomping on the American flag. Anyone else noticing that electing the first African-American President of the United States only led to more lectures about how racist and oppressive we all are?