[sociotard]

Count me among the peace-lovers. The Mexican flag shouldn't have been over ours, but if, say, an irish flag were hoisted under it, nobody would get all riled up.

"But there aren't Irish people sneaking across the atlantic to steal our jobs."

Not anymore, but thats the exact mentality that used to exist.

Or how about another example: The Confederate Flag. Now there's a country that no longer exists, and when that country did exist it was a bitter enemy of the Union. Now there are quite a few people that would object to that flag being flown under our flag, but not quite so many on this board. If it were raised and some dems tore it down and burned it, a whole bunch of people here would be . . . irate.

[antceecee]

I see you live up to your name.

[brytlea]

Count me among the peace-lovers. The Mexican flag shouldn't have been over ours, but if, say, an irish flag were hoisted under it, nobody would get all riled up.

If we were being inundated with zillions of illegal Irish immigrants who were marching in the street telling us how to run things for their benefit, you had bet your bottom dollar that people would be equally riled up about their flag being hoisted above ours.

People make the most nonsensical analogies.

susie

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
but if, say, an irish flag were hoisted under it, nobody would get all riled up."

That's a deceitful statement. The Irish are not claiming the Southwest as their own and they are not telling us to move out if we don't like it.

"Or how about another example: The Confederate Flag."

More deceit. You are on a roll, kid. Address the issue of the Reconquista.

The Confederacy didn't try to conquer any territory outside of their state boundaries and the combatants were all Americans. There was enough death, though, wasn't there.

Michael Frazier

[HushTX]

Actually, if the Mexican flag and the Irish flag had been raised on the flagpole outside a US public school, then yes, we would have had issues.

The fact that the U.S. flag was upside down beneath it only made it worse.

Though, I'm not really sure. Would it be worse to fly the flag upside down beneath the Mexican flag? Or would it be worse to remove it entirely? I suppose it depends on context.