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Originally Posted by MasTequila
Because several of the soldiers that raised the flag died.
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True. So?
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They are American Heros and their images are being used to promote a false political doctrine.
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First, the cover is illustrating an issue, not promoting a particular doctrine.
Second, are you saying the problem merely is that it involves a doctrine you disapprove of? So it would be okay if it involved something you supported?
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These are some of the brave Americans that spared all of Europe from speaking German and suffering from ethnic and religious cleansing.
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So let's fetishize them. Fabulous.
If the photo were disrespectful, you might have a case. But it's akin to using Photoshop to put an object in the Statue of Liberty's hand: a common technique that modifies an iconic photo to illustrate a subject.