Americans revere their flag , Americans take pride in their flag to such an extent that it is sacred to the American identity , so why is it worthless ? . What would happen if you burnt the American flag in public ? Nothing ! nothing will happen to you because it is not an illegal act . In fact if I was to walk up and on to your porch and take your personal flag and burn it , I would be charged with trespass and burning your flag the charge would be damaging or vandalizing your property not an act of sacrilegious desecration of a sacred symbol . If Americans were serious , an act such as burning the flag must have a separate serious charge !.If you were to deface , misuse or vandalize a Corporate logo or trademark there are many laws under which you can be charged with even sued by that company in court ! Which means these logos and trademarks are far more sacred than the flag because their desecration is illegal . So you can burn the flag to your hearts content because that is what US lawmakers want you to do because the American flag is meaningless, because when you burn the flag you burn cloth nothing more nothing less . If you want to make a statement that will be heard burn a corporate logo !