Flag Envy

So we drove to San Francisco for Thanksgiving. We crossed the edge of Texas, part of New Mexico, all of Arizona, and a good chunk of California. And you know what I noticed? American flags, many of which were a decent and appropriate size. You know what I mean....just big enough to be noticed without screaming any kind of message about excess or vulgarity or..... inadequacy?
What am I talking about with this inadequacy thing?
Think about it: most of us raise our eyebrows and sort of smirk when we see a middle-aged guy in a red corvette. In the back of our minds we're wondering, "Is there some compensation thing going on here?"
And in many cases, there is.
So when you see the great big American flags....I'm talking those 300 to 500 square foot babies that hang over car dealerships and truck stops....don't you wonder? What are we compensating for here?