Which is more offensive...?

Book burning. A flag is a quilt of sorts, and I know my mother would always burn her worn quilts - it was a symbol of moving on or cleansing, and flags can be burned in that manner. But a book? Unless it was a personal diary or memoir written by one's own hand, book burning is an abomination. Especially in this new age of Kindle and such things. Books are pieces of knowledge, valuable because they are the equivalent of a piece of the human mind. It's like burning a mind.

I'm from the United States. Partially. I've lived in the United Kingdom for half my life, and my father is a Brit, if that means anything at all.

I'd have to say book burning because I love books, but in the USA I think they're more offended by burning the flag.

I still laugh about the shoe throwing at Bush. Wonder how that originated?

I'm a British citizen living in California & want to go home!

Book burning, b/c it offends, more literally, the Constitutional right of freedom of speech, even though some would argue that the act of burning the book is free speech. From the U.S.

Flag burning as it's the most visible symbol of the sovereignty of a country than a book.India

Book burning.

Well, I was born in Italy...moved to US and became American. Lived again in Italy, also Brazil, Finland, and Canada. I live btwn Ontario and NY now and been living in Canada 11 yrs. I might become a Canadian citizen. It'll be a BIG decision.

Book burning

India

People put their hard work and time on books, to burn it is very disrespectful. It does depend what book, though. Jamaica