I always thought better about us as a country that we didn't have to shove our flag in your face at every opportunity. I don't like it all in America that everything is Stars and Stripes.
I always felt when it was over the top then it was a country that was insecure about itself. That's why they're everywhere when you go to places like the baltic nations who haven't been independent too long and probably subconsciously waiting to be a vassal of Russia again.
It must be insecurity about the union breaking up that's doing it.
Again, nothing to do with patriotism or disliking the flag, just think we're going over the top. I hope we don't start making school children do a special pledge to the classroom flag everyday. It's fucking weird.