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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, March 31, 2006

Another talk radio cause?

If you read the first paragraph of this story, you just know that the talk radio right is going to run with this.
LONGMONT, Colo. - Dozens of high school students protested a temporary school policy forbidding students from displaying the U.S. flag — as well as flags from other countries — amid racial tensions following immigration rallies.

You can hear them now, can't you? "...high school that is banning the American flag..." but they don't tend to read the second paragraph in their ratings spinning outrage.

Skyline High School Principal Tom Stumpf said American flags were brazenly waved in the faces of Hispanic students and in one case a Mexican flag was thrown into the face of another student.

"When it involves the American flag and its abuse in vilifying other people, we simply will not tolerate it," Stumpf said. "They were using the symbol derisively as misguided patriotism."

This is not a pretty image, is it? White high school kids using the American flag as a symbol of rage against minorities. Makes you proud to be 'mericun, doesn't it?

This is not Tancredo's district, I looked it up, it's Marilyn Musgrave.

(let me say, first amendment, first amendment, but I do find this use of America's symbol disgusting.)

2 Comments:

  • Great story.

    I find some similarity in the use of the American flag to denigrate "others" akin to Phelps' "God hate fags" MOE (mission of evil) where he uses the bible and cross as weapons of hate.

    By Blogger -epm, at 7:52 AM  

  • That's a pretty good comparison. It's the taking of a geral symbol and appropriating int for personal hate.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:33 AM  

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