Keene Activist to Hold Anti-Politics Flag Burning in Central Square

by Ian | Oct 26, 2008 | 37 comments

Keene, NH, November 3, 2008 — “How can a flag that flies over other nations in oppressive occupation, a flag that has flown over this land as slavery was glorified, a flag that has flown while freedom has been trampled on and rights stripped away[,] ever stand for liberty?” asks a local activist. “It can’t—and it never has,” says Cory “Jesse” Moloney, who is one of a few locals in Keene who feel dissatisfaction with what they insist to be a broken system. To demonstrate his discontent, he will be burning three flags, representing the United States, the United Nations, and the State of New Hampshire, in Central Square at 2:00 P.M. the Monday prior to election day. Moloney is an avid promoter of voluntary action over democratic solutions, which he refers to as “nothing short of institutionalized and glorified slavery.” He openly advocates solving problems with peaceful, cooperative means tailored to each individual instead of what he refers to as a “one-size-fits-all” method that he insists comes with the democratic process.

“Everyone else who participates in the system gets their flag-waving time, their parades that march on down Main Street. They then get that golden opportunity to enable politicians to do what they do, which is often to the detriment of liberty and freedom. Millions will vote, and the outcome will be that someone’s point of view will be force-fed to you whether you like it or not, or whether you even participated in the voting process or not. Frankly, I find it tyrannical, and would even go so far as to say it is immoral,” says Moloney. He justifies burning these flags by insisting that they are the symbols of an unjust cause, the degradation of liberty. “I suppose in a sense, you could say that I am casting my ‘anti-vote.’ While others show how much they support this system, I will be demonstrating my opposition. (more…)