Well at least the American flag is still just that, a symbol of America. Here in the UK both our flags (there is one for England - The cross of St George, and one for the UK - the Union Jack) were subverted to become icon of the British National Party, who are in essence thinly disguised neo-nazis. It is now becoming a concerted effort in the UK to "reclaim" the flags and remove the negative connotations.

However right now I wouldn't mind burning the Italian flag! 5-3 on penalties fer gawds sake! I'm gutted...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5163914.stm