All flags are an expression of opinion. Even the pride flag has different versions that include or exclude different sub-cultures and allies.
charonn0
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This is a case where it's the government that's wearing the proverbial cross necklace, not another employee.
Neither are a governmental function. I think that's the operative comparison to be made here.
We are not an opinion, but I don't think that's really a fair summary of my position anyway.
PSA: There's a special screening of Star Trek IV in San Francisco on June 13 to honor the 40th anniversary. Nick Meyer (writer/producer on IV) will be there. I'm sure he will be pleased to explain how a wizard did it.
What are you suggesting should have been done here?
I contend that it is not actually missing, it's just not visible from that perspective. When I recreate the shot in Google Earth only the extreme north tip of New Zealand is actually visible:
"Pissing in the soup" doesn't really work here unless you're adulterating the software with something malicious.
Assuming a ~20% shift towards pro-choice opinions I would expect more pro-choice laws, not an orgy of casual abortions.
Polling suggests that around 70% of women and 50% of men support abortion, though. If those stats simply reversed then nothing really changes.
It would be a privacy nightmare, of course. Either we would all have to install monitoring software on our devices, or we would have to allow ISPs to break HTTPS.