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ORIGINAL: kdsub
Sanity i just don't see schools as bastions of liberals out to overthrow the Constitution and deny good Americans their right to display patriotism.
It seems to me the situation with the school and flags was resolved quickly... now if we could only display as much outrage over the situation of African Americans in this country under the same flag.... It would be great to get it resolved just as quickly.
Butch
Nothing was resolved. The two photos represent the same issue to me, people dont assimilate. People living here are taught to hate this nation despite being a part of it, despite the rights (and privileges) they themselves enjoy which have been bought with blood sweat and tears of true patriots
Both photos are an expression of freedom. The underlying concept of the 1st amendment. I do not like seeing someone walk all over the American flag. But that is one way of determining if we have freedoms or not. There have been a host of moments in American history to which US Citizens have done things and tested the boundaries of freedom and liberty. At one time blacks were not allowed to marry whites. Or for Native Americans to challenge the US Government's actions in a court of law. Or for gay marriage to be allowed.
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Baltimore is the best recent example that we have of where all of this is heading
Its not heading where you think it is. You want destruction, hatred, anger and animosity. It fuels your prejudices and hides your fears and lack of knowledge. Currently today there are people protesting. Peacefully, which is allowed under the 1st amendment. The city is quiet today (experiencing the normal realm every large city does in America). Behind the scenes, there are people meeting with people to figure out better ways of dealing with the problems known. Its a long, drawn out process unfortunately.
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Meanwhile our president has effectively thrown the border wide open to floods of people, many of whom openly despise the United States, and we are importing legions from overseas, many whose first allegiance is and will always be to Islamic law
No he hasn't. You keep listening to all that right-wing conspiracy junk and bullshit. The GOP/TP had a golden opportunity to secure those borders back in 2010. And they largely pissed it away. Which is something they do almost every month....piss opportunity away. What happened in 2010? The Affordable Care Act was signed into law. An there was intense opposition from the GOP/TP and its supporters, right? Now, what if the GOP/TP had said to the President and Democrats: "Ok, will genuinely help on the ACA but we would help the same towards immigration reform and tighter port/border security, particularly along the border with Mexico". And that both bills are signed into law on the same day, by the President of the United States. Its called 'A COMPROMISE'; a word not known to conservatives and libertarians for some unknown reason....
An the 'pissing of opportunity' now? Well the ACA was a decent bill, but not a perfect one. There are some holes and some places that could use fixing. The GOP/TP still wants the same thing they did back five years ago, right? Shouldn't take to much brain power to figure out where this is going, right?
Last I checked, this nation has seen many people enter from war-torn Europe in the 1940's whom were very Christian. Even Catholic! I could apply your fear of Islamic Law to how some Americans feared more Catholics and 'questionable' Christian viewpoints entering into mainstream America back then. At the end of the day, its all about spreading fear, hatred, animosity, and ignorance. The real villains of freedom and liberty.
There are many US Citizens whom are follow Islam. They want the same thing most other Americans want: raise their families, work, live in peace with their neighbors. Yes, that religion has its extremists whom can and do terrible things. So does every religion including Christianity. Or are you one of those deluded individuals that believe (falsely) that Christians are unable to do bad things to people. Check out 4/19/95 and Oklahoma City on Google. Tell me what you find....
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