In this task you are given an anecdote. You must find out whether the anecdote is something the author has done or is considering doing. Label the instances as "HISTORICAL" when the author has already done something and label them as "HYPOTHETICAL" when the author is considering doing something in the future.

My neighbors across the street have an American flag in their yard with a large post that is visible from a pretty far distance. I've lived here for many years and so have they and at one point in time, the flag was in good condition. But over the past few years, the flag has become tattered and torn. I was under the understanding that when a flag is so tattered that it no longer fits to serve as a symbol of the United States, it should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning. ... The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. So would I be the asshole for telling them to take it down or even replace it? What if I got them a new flag?
HYPOTHETICAL