Student Suspended For Removing Mexican Flag

[BeecherVol]

and where did i say the school shouldn't take responsibility over what flag is hung in their school? both situations, have the school administrators being active.

To a different extent.

The school has a "dog in the hunt" now, they put their self in the middle of this by taking their stance. And if other students, and parents have an issue with the schools stance, they have to deal with now.

And as I stated before, I highly doubt they thought this would be accepted by everyone.

 

[zach0105]

No. How is that remotely the same thing?

They are flying a flag that represents another nation. The same thing they were doing with the Mexican flag.

 

[Cash Vallin]

Saint Patrick's Day is a Catholic holiday.

with Irish flags all around!!!

 

[Cash Vallin]

They are flying a flag that represents another nation. The same thing they were doing with the Mexican flag.

There's utterly no difference. I've shot their notion of tax payers dollars being involved down.

 

[kptvol]

Read.

How about you read the 30 or so posts that mention not caring if you cherish your ancestor's culture?

 

[zach0105]

Like I've said before, I would understand the outcry if the flag was being flown on the flagpole, but it wasn't.

 

[zach0105]

How about you read the 30 or so posts that mention not caring if you cherish your ancestor's culture?

So if you don't cherish your ancestors culture you should refuse to let others do so?

 

[kptvol]

with Irish flags all around!!!

Um. You see a lot of those, personally? I honestly have not. And I don't recall the person in charge of the streets putting an Irish flag anywhere. You think people would be irritated if some bum off the street had wondered into the school holding a Mexican flag? That's a far more comparable situation to the instances you've presented.

 

[tvolsfan]

There's no difference with the mexican flag at a school or an Irish flag at a parade.

Surely you're kidding.

 

[kptvol]

So if you don't cherish your ancestors culture you should refuse to let others do so?

Read. Read again. Actually, just forget it.

 

[kptvol]

There's utterly no difference. I've shot their notion of tax payers dollars being involved down.

Because the government laid down a road, they are then responsible for a flag being held on it? Does that mean we should be pissed at Uncle Sam for putting that car bomb in Times Square last week?

 

[Cash Vallin]

Um. You see a lot of those, personally? I honestly have not. And I don't recall the person in charge of the streets putting an Irish flag anywhere. You think people would be irritated if some bum off the street had wondered into the school holding a Mexican flag? That's a far more comparable situation to the instances you've presented.

i don't have to see them personally. It's called the Internet. It's been documented by news organizations.

And in one of those pictures I showed, the mayor of that city wasn't involved???? His podium must have just been decoration.

 

[Cash Vallin]

Surely you're kidding.

when it comes to tax payer dollars being involved, there is ZERO difference.

 

[zach0105]

Read. Read again. Actually, just forget it.

I'm sorry that I don't feel like reading 100+ posts of national elitist bull.

There is nothing wrong with being tolerable of people's culture. Just as long as they don't force it upon you. Sort of like the way Americans do to people...

 

[tvolsfan]

They are flying a flag that represents another nation. The same thing they were doing with the Mexican flag.

One is a school endorsement and the other is a parade with American flag next to it.

And even if it was a Cinco de Mayo parade with just Mexican flags, I wouldn't have really had a problem. I do have a problem with the school hanging a Mexican flag.

 

[Cash Vallin]

Because the government laid down a road, they are then responsible for a flag being held on it? Does that mean we should be pissed at Uncle Sam for putting that car bomb in Times Square last week?

heck of a point.... a kid put the flag up at the school... had nothing to do with the government.... Please, just stop.

 

[tvolsfan]

I'm sorry that I don't feel like reading 100+ posts of national elitist bull.

There is nothing wrong with being tolerable of people's culture. Just as long as they don't force it upon you. Sort of like the way Americans do to people...

That's garbage. You've bought into a lot of crap.

 

[BeecherVol]

So if you don't cherish your ancestors culture you should refuse to let others do so?

Thats typically the argument.

And not even the point.

 

[Cash Vallin]

I'm sorry that I don't feel like reading 100+ posts of national elitist bull.

There is nothing wrong with being tolerable of people's culture. Just as long as they don't force it upon you. Sort of like the way Americans do to people...

but, but other countries do it... so lets be like them, even though, the US has more immigrants than all other countries combined

 

[zach0105]

That's garbage. You've bought into a lot of crap.

I say refusing to let someone fly a flag other than the American flag is forcing a culture on someone. Or at least suppressing someone's culture.

 

[BeecherVol]

I say refusing to let someone fly a flag other than the American flag is forcing a culture on someone. Or at least suppressing someone's culture.

Thats typically the argument.

And not even the point.

.

 

[tvolsfan]

I say refusing to let someone fly a flag other than the American flag is forcing a culture on someone. Or at least suppressing someone's culture.

It's America, and an American school. It's not suppressing anything.

 

[Cash Vallin]

It's America, and an American school. It's not suppressing anything.

but it's a parade, on American streets. No difference whatsoever

 

[zach0105]

It's America, and an American school. It's not suppressing anything.

So we should just stop teaching foreign language or world history and teach nothing but American history?

They were flying the flag to recognize Cinco de Mayo. Not proclaiming to be a Mexican funded or ran school.

 

[tvolsfan]

but, but other countries do it... so lets be like them, even though, the US has more immigrants than all other countries combined

That's also a trash argument. Immigrants that come here can retain their culture, but they should damn well understand that they're living in a new country, and inside America's borders, their country comes second.