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To: bk1000
An order of allegence. I would think this meant Mexico first, America second. (I saw many flying American flags upside down. I felt that was done as an insult by people who didn't know flying the flag upside down is a distress symbol.)

Makes you wonder. Here in LA, we have a bunch of "Mexican Pride" stuff. Cinco de Mayo festivals in which the streets are closed, etc, etc. They riot in the streets of East LA when the Mexican soccer team wins a game.

Not to mention, Mexican flags are literally everywhere.

What I don't understand is ... if Mexico is so great and they are so proud to be from there ... why are so many of them risking life and limb on a daily basis to get out of there?

They way they are fleeing the place, you'd think they would have nothing but hate, contempt, and loathing for the place. They sure as heck don't want to be deported back there. Shouldn't they be "proud" to go back if they have such an allegiance?

Seems kind of twisted logic. If they love Mexico so much, and love flying the Mexican flag, why don't they simply move 120 miles to the south and be in that great, wonderful, proud country?

Their actions and the symbolism just don't match up. Actually, very little of it makes sense.

115 posted on 02/10/2004 11:40:01 AM PST by Stu Cohen
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To: Stu Cohen
It shocks me people would actually chant, "Usama! Usama! Usama!" Has me thinking Tora! Tora! Tora! from the 1940's.

Very unsportsmanlike. There were over 2,500 dead -- some from every part of the world -- in the attacks unleashed by Usama bin Laden on that September day in 2001.
116 posted on 02/10/2004 2:44:01 PM PST by Bobby Chang
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