What does the American Flag mean?

Question

Just wondering.

Answer 1

thirteen red and white stripes = 1st 13 colonies
50 stars on top of the blue field = 50 states

red - valor, blood shed by soldiers
white - purity
blue - justice

Answer 2

It went from 13 stars to 50 stars. The transformation of the 13 colonies to 50 states. So now 50 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 colonies. The red, white, andblue I really don't know though. I am assuming red for the confederates and blue for ( I feal dumb now because I don't know what they are called. but they are the ones who led the resistance against the confederates who still wanted the minorities to be slaves). And I am assuming the white represents freedom. Pure. If I ever heard a white lie in my life.


But on this rap song by the RZA he broke it down as such. "I'm in my lab going mad. Took 2 hits from the blunt and started breaking down the flag. The blue is for the cripts, the red is for the bloods, the whites for the cops, and the stars come from the clubs." I forgot the name of the song though, but was off the Wu Forever album. Great album.

Answer 3

To me, the Flag represents the ideas outlined in the US Constitution by the founding fathers. The idea of a country where there is true equality among all human beings, all religions, all races etc. And because of that, it represents the idea of a country where anyone can make a life for themselves and their family if they work hard and believe in themselves.

The American Dream lives on today, and humanity will be in a bad way indeed if ever it is extinguished. Hell, humanity without the American Dream is possibly the scariest thing I can think of.

Answer 4

the stars represant the states the 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies the red stripes represent the blood shed cant remember what the white means and the flag in a whole stands for freedom

Answer 5

It means absolutely nothing today. Years ago it signified a free nation where people from other nations could come and live their lives in the pursuit of happiness and such. Now it is a scorned object by many, a thing to be burned and spit upon. To some though, it still symbolizes our freedom and amplifies the bravery of every soldier who ever fought for that freedom whether they lost their lives or not. A piece of every man was forever lost on whatever shore he fought on. A piece of his heart was lost for every act of inhumanity he had to witness to insure our freedom. To me it means courage, honor, and valor. And It should be flown proudly from every home by every person whatever race who had the freedom to come here. And if they don't like it they can damn well have freedom to leave it as well.

Answer 6

The stripes represent the colonies, the stars represent the states.

Answer 7

13 stripes - 13 original colonies/states
50 stars - 50 states
red - valor
white - purity
blue - justice

Answer 8

it means every nation in the world hates you because you elected bush into office, and his forgein policy is killing a lot of people. the us flag use to mean pride in ones nation not (thanks to bush) it represents shame.

the stars represend the states that come under one nation, the red for the price of freedom (blood) and the white represents the hope and peace of the new nation

Answer 9

First - you intend to u.s.a.
the 13 stripes - represent the original colonies.
the stars - the existing states.

Answer 10

FREEDom and 13 colonies