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icon8.gif The insanity of the American...but then again?????  [message #62283] Thu, 06 May 2010 16:07 Go to previous message
chrisjames147 is currently offline  chrisjames147

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I wouldn't expect to read a news story like this anywhere else in the world, this is typically an American stupid moment.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36981179?GT1=43001

I think we need to celebrate our diversity and not pander to the interests of one group. But in being so stupid as to ask students to remove their nation's flag these morons (school administrators seem to wear that label more and more every year) are going to find themselves the target of considerable legal consequences.

In my opinion if Mexican students want to celebrate their culture go right ahead. They just need to remember whose ground they are standing upon or lose their place in society.

I have never been a flag waver and don't see the need, but others do. It gives this country a sense of unity and pride. So if students wish to wear a symbol of that unity they cannot be denied. I'm sure the lawyers will tell us all about that in the coming months.

Can any of you see grounds for students in your country to be denied the right to display the nation's flag? I am quite fond of the Aussie and English flags.

AND AS AN ADDED FEATURE: Just when you think it couldn't get any crazier:

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=498014>1=28103

[Updated on: Thu, 06 May 2010 18:40]



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