To the editor:

Contrary to the view of the Barrington Veterans Council, Black Lives Matter, Rainbow, and MIA flags refer more to moral and social concerns, than politics. 

These flags suggest that Barrington is not a town where some people live with justice, equality, and fairness but others do not. They remind us of the fundamental values, including hospitality, and ethical standards of a democratic society.

The Veterans Council seems to presume that it can simply dictate what flags are appropriate. To mollify the inflexible, time limits, for example six months, might apply to non-US flags.

Finally, is this rather ego-driven coterie stirring up a tempest in a tea pot? Might life go on much as usual regardless of what flags, if any, fly from town flag poles?

Moyne Cubbage

Barrington