A video of a little boy trying to destroy an American flag before throwing it on the ground has gone viral on social media.
The video, which was first shared by Ricky Lee on July 8, has been viewed over three million times. It shows a young boy on a scooter passing a US flag on a lawn before he returns, rips it up, and throws it on the ground.
A woman, believed to be his mother, stops and watches on before they ride off.
The clip was then shared on Twitter by journalist Marie Oakes, senior editor of US and Canadian news site Westphalian Times.
“Children are being raised to desecrate the flag,” she wrote on Twitter where it quickly went viral.
People were quick to leave their thoughts in the comments section.
One person wrote: “This is sad. We would never have thought to do that as kids in the 60s. It was certainly a different time.”
Another said: “If my kid did that he would be apologizing and then mowing that family’s grass the rest of the year.”
A third added: “If caught and found guilty of trespassing, vandalism etc, the punishment should be going to a cemetery and planting flags on the graves of veterans and hopefully understand that the flag represents the vet’s sacrifices, giving her the freedom to ride her bike down the street.”
Someone else commented: “Honest question: How can a country succeed if their citizens are being raised to hate it?”
Children are being raised to desecrate the flag. pic.twitter.com/RtNBo3u1st
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) July 9, 2021
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Another remarked: “They are also being raised to destroy the property of others. This kid needs some good parenting.”
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