text: any reason why i don't like the american flag anymore? in the military i was forced to stand at attention and salute the american flag. i thought it stood for freedom and justice. well, freedom is now history and justice only comes if you can buy it. so i no longer like the flag. besides, the one i have is made in china. ( yes it's an american flag but comes from communist china) so go ahead and salute it. china will love you for it. i don't like it as much as i once did. the us is not the land of the free or the home of the brave anymore. the flag meant a lot more to me before george bush and 9/11. since then it has been mostly a prop for pseudo-patriots to act like they really care.