Show your patriotism the right way!

National Day September 2nd is approaching, everyone is excited and joyful to "join hands, work together, and spread the spirit of enthusiastic patriotism.

The trend of "turning every roof into a national flag" is spreading throughout provinces and cities from the North to the South, from urban to rural areas, from lowlands to highlands and even to remote islands of our homeland.

The trend of “turning every roof into a national flag” is spreading across provinces and cities from the South to the North. (Source: Lao Cai Newspaper)

More than a trend, it is a very vivid and sincere expression of patriotism and national pride of the Vietnamese people.

More than a trend, it symbolizes the power of national unity, through the simplest and most humble actions.

We cannot help but feel moved with happiness and pride when seeing photos taken from above in many localities with splendid red flags with yellow stars covering the undulating roofs of houses.

Looking at these seemingly ordinary but majestic and beautiful images, our minds are immediately moved and reminded of the famous saying of President Ho Chi Minh during his lifetime: "Our people have a passionate love for the country; that is a precious tradition of ours."

However, we also need to pay attention to legal regulations on size, form, image and management, use and preservation of images of the national flag.

Article 13 of the 2013 Constitution clearly states: “The national flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is rectangular, with a width equal to two-thirds of its length, a red background, and in the middle is a five-pointed yellow star.”

We also need to avoid hastily sharing information and images without verifying the source. With the development of technology, many images and videos on social networking platforms may have been cut and edited for bad purposes.

In addition, sharing and commenting on information, images, and videos that have not been verified for reliability can lead to us contributing to fake news and fabricated news.

For example, in the case of Mr. Ta Minh Thanh (residing in Hong Hai ward, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh), although he did not fully understand the nature of the incident, did not directly witness the incident and did not verify the information, he posted an article on his personal Facebook account with inaccurate information when he said that the People's Committee of Yet Kieu ward asked Mr. Tran Duy Nhat to remove the image of the national flag on the wall of his private house.

Understanding the incident, Ha Long City Police summoned and worked with Mr. Ta Minh Thanh. After listening to Ha Long City Police and Yet Kieu Ward People's Committee propagate and explain the legal regulations on the use of the national flag and images of the national flag, regulations on the use of the internet and social networks, Mr. Thanh was aware of his responsibility in providing information on cyberspace.

At the same time, he also pledged to strictly comply with the laws and regulations of the locality where he resides, and to be responsible for posting corrections to stabilize public opinion.

Obviously, each of us needs to be aware of expressing patriotism in the right way, with the conscience and responsibility of a true citizen, respecting the law.

Patriotism must be expressed correctly and wisely to be an important resource and a key factor in consolidating and strengthening the strength of the great national unity bloc.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/hay-the-hien-long-yeu-nuoc-dung-cach-284689.html