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These days, the image has come to mean an unquestioning belief in the current political administration.
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Obviously, you are only speaking for yourself here...
Personally, I don't identify the American flag with any specific administration or politician.
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Years ago, this image stood for the Constitutuion, the Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence, and all the other ideas, laws, and documents which defined the USA.
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Remove the "Years ago" part... that's the identification I make.
In my opinion, you're right- politicians are generally out to serve themselves. However, because they are elected, and theoretically they would like to be re-elected or at least remain in office, they are forced to serve their constituents. In some cases, they do a great job- and consequently usually get re-elected. In other cases, they really blow it- Rep. Traficante being the perfect example (but that godawful thing on his head should have sealed his fate long before!).
I'd say the majority of politicians are in the middle- serving the people as much as they have to, maybe more, while serving themselves as well.