If Burning The American Flag Is Free Speech, Then Why Is There A Man In Prison For Burning The Pride Flag?

In America, the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, even when that speech is offensive, unpopular, or controversial. For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld that burning the American flag is a form of “expressive conduct” protected by the Constitution. Yet in recent years, a disturbing double standard has emerged. While radicals are free to desecrate Old Glory in the name of “free expression,” an Iowa man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for burning a rainbow-colored LGBT pride flag.

This raises a fundamental question: If burning the American flag is free speech, then why is burning the pride flag treated as a hate crime worthy of imprisonment? The answer exposes the hypocrisy of the left, the politicization of justice, and the erosion of constitutional protections