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Cirsium

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Sun Jun 8, 2025, 08:30 PM

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Puerto Rico is not a country.

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Protesting is Great. BUT WHY carry Mexican Flags? This will not gain supporters... [View all] Radical Lutheran Sunday OP

I hate to agree senseandsensibility Sunday #1

In NYC today, it was the Puerto Rican Day Parade no_hypocrisy Sunday #2

Puerto Rico is a US Commonwealth, big difference, on edit, unincorporated territory of the USA Shellback Squid Sunday #3

This Dorian Gray Sunday #10

I see Cirsium Sunday #12

the message is different but if you don't understand that, oh well Shellback Squid Sunday #24

LBGQT obviously isn't another country. Are these protests in support of the country of Mexico?? still-prayin4rain Monday #27

Absurd Cirsium Monday #70

Message auto-removed Name removed Monday #37

Fly a Mexican flag Dorian Gray Monday #39

You are working hard at this Cirsium Monday #72

I mean..... Dorian Gray Monday #124

Now you see the problem. Tootbsb Monday #65

When you see them in mass at kacekwl Monday #77

This is a chronic problem Cirsium Monday #78

El Pueblo de Nuestra Seora la Reina de los Angeles de Porcincula quaint Monday #121

Say what? Cirsium Sunday #11

Territory but asked to be a state. Blue Full Moon Monday #38

Indeed Cirsium Monday #74

Canta y no llores. . . enid602 Sunday #4

Orale, vato JoseBalow Sunday #22

Nope. This call to water down protest is old nonsense. Jirel Sunday #5

Galvanizing resistance and winning allies are Scrivener7 Monday #43

ITA JustAnotherGen Monday #45

I get the message Cirsium Monday #94

Your message seems to be 'don't' Bobstandard Monday #114

Maga people don't give a shit if American soldiers Scrivener7 Yesterday #137

. MorbidButterflyTat Monday #79

Sounds serious Torchlight Sunday #6

Unbelievable Cirsium Sunday #7

nobody is upset by the Mexican flag Dorian Gray Monday #126

What will the dumbasses think? Cirsium Monday #127

Apparently protest organizers are passing out American flags now, Dorian Gray Monday #135

"My messaging?" Cirsium Yesterday #136

in this thread yes Dorian Gray Yesterday #138

Because our Mexican residents are being denied due process nini Sunday #8

Hmmm... Cirsium Sunday #9

People who carry Ukraine flags Mossfern Sunday #13

Thank you. Abolishinist Sunday #14

Mexican flags? Cirsium Sunday #16

If you say so. Abolishinist Sunday #18

I'm curious, too MorbidButterflyTat Monday #81

Amazing Cirsium Sunday #15

Around what? Mossfern Sunday #17

So says you Cirsium Monday #92

I think you may not understand Mossfern Monday #110

A reply Cirsium Monday #115

I criticise Mexican flags only Mossfern Monday #119

Understood Cirsium Monday #120

because of op-eds like this one Dorian Gray Yesterday #139

No surprise there Cirsium 22 hrs ago #142

No. It is the humane thing to do. Ms. Toad 23 hrs ago #141

THANK YOU... You read my message as intended. Radical Lutheran Monday #25

No Cirsium Monday #82

Trump has threatened to bomb Mexico, the flags support Mexico. It's not that hard to see why they bring them Blues Heron Monday #53

California once belonged to Mexico. Los Angeles was founded hundreds of years ago by the Spaniards.... Hekate Sunday #19

In that respect it is stolen land. thought crime Monday #40

In that case perhaps we should carry a white flag when confronting fascists? Hekate Monday #47

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough thought crime Monday #83

Taco flags would piss the orange slob even more newdeal2 Sunday #20

"Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's minds & Ping Tung Sunday #21

Oh no! Do you feel divided? JoseBalow Sunday #23

Sometimes, you just have to throw chests of tea into the water. Tarzanrock Monday #26

They are not trying to gain supporters Keepthesoulalive Monday #28

It's a slippery slope Polybius Monday #32

If the treatment of these folks Keepthesoulalive Monday #34

How can you tell MorbidButterflyTat Monday #84

I understand now that I could have wrote it better Polybius Monday #85

What I mean is, how could anyone tell MorbidButterflyTat Monday #90

20+ years Cirsium Monday #96

You can't Polybius Monday #101

We won't gain their freedom without gaining supporters. Scrivener7 Monday #44

America has proven Keepthesoulalive Monday #46

Both of us are making it about the flag in this conversation. It's a conversation about the flag. Scrivener7 Monday #48

America makes it about symbolism Keepthesoulalive Monday #49

We are both aware of how he got elected, and we both mourn it. We both protest to support the Hispanic community. Scrivener7 Monday #50

Look at the pictures of people in chains being shipped overseas Keepthesoulalive Monday #55

So, right now there is a choice. We Democrats can either bemoan what is happening and blame each other, or we can Scrivener7 Monday #60

Fear and hate are powerful motivators Keepthesoulalive Monday #66

We have to agree to disagree on the best way to move our mutual goals forward. Scrivener7 Monday #97

. MorbidButterflyTat Monday #88

No Cirsium Monday #99

You have no idea where my ass has been and no, I don't Scrivener7 Monday #122

The national anthem somethingshiny Monday #118

Seriously?. Ask Neville about this NoRethugFriends Monday #29

I thought the same thing, but was afraid to post it Polybius Monday #30

It's not a claudette Monday #31

No one said it was Mossfern Monday #117

If you went into Mexico and started waving an American flag, Nixie Monday #33

The message? Cirsium Monday #113

One would really have to go out of their way to make Nixie Monday #132

Huh? Cirsium Monday #134

It's dumb, but there are just always going to be brainless agitators in every crowd. Wingus Dingus Monday #35

Exactly MorbidButterflyTat Monday #89

If it is RW waving them, why don't the legitimate protesters seize and destroy them ? MichMan Monday #108

Post removed Post removed Monday #36

You seem concerned. n/t demmiblue Monday #41

It's bad optics. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #42

I wonder why? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #91

Far more attention Cirsium Monday #128

Okay where is the due process Keepthesoulalive Monday #51

What if Jan 6th insurrectionists were beating cops with the Russian or doc03 Monday #52

They didn't disown the ones with the confederate flag EdmondDantes_ Monday #59

I saw a Confederate flag and Trump flags one doc03 Monday #111

Trump has threatened to bomb Mexico - of course the mexican flag will be flown at protests Blues Heron Monday #54

Bullshit Basso8vb Monday #56

Exactly! AStern Monday #64

It's also like people conveniently forgot about the January 6th rioters beating police officers with American flags. Basso8vb Monday #75

I want videos of the Feds charging into a sea of American flags Nittersing Monday #57

Go for it Blues Heron Monday #58

I also want them to have to fight against and shoot at their own flag. Scrivener7 Monday #62

This is gaslighting - you're invalidating the protesters. AStern Monday #61

Some Angelenos think Mexico should get their land back flamingdem Monday #63

I'd love to hear JustAnotherGen Monday #104

I agree Littlered Monday #67

Just don't set cars on fire. Media is eating that up. fmdaddio Monday #68

They are protesting out of passion... kentuck Monday #69

How kind of you to join the site and tell everyone how to properly fight authoritarianism AStern Monday #71

This is unnecessarily snarky Nittersing Monday #86

At least I didn't sign up and start an OP telling the site that they're doing it all wrong. AStern Monday #87

It's just another freaking flag. I'm a Lutheran and I don't get mad at the Germans, Nowegian, Swedish flags ... marble falls Monday #73

The Mexican Flag is more symbolic of freedom these days. LuvLoogie Monday #76

Mixing in some American flags would help the effort. DemocratSinceBirth Monday #80

Do it Blues Heron Monday #102

I attended the Women's March. DemocratSinceBirth Monday #130

Wow quite the Discussion about a simple observation Radical Lutheran Monday #93

Different opinions can appear aggressive Torchlight Monday #98

Cool story bro Blues Heron Monday #105

If you don't want to fight each other, just support the protestors and not tell them what you don't like. Cuthbert Allgood Monday #112

It helps to understand the history of Mexican oppression... AntiFascist Monday #95

Message auto-removed Name removed Monday #100

Celebrating St Patrick's day is one thing, but flying an Irish flag isn't going to gain supporters. Cuthbert Allgood Monday #103

What sort of help are you talking about? Klarkashton Monday #106

Bad Idea OC375 Monday #107

People are pissed, they aren't thinking, plus these are spontaneous, no one is leading CanonRay Monday #109

Nope. People who participate can do so as they please. MineralMan Monday #116

THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY Skittles Monday #123

Bingo! With the right of free speech. marble falls Monday #129

Would it make you happy mercuryblues Monday #125

I'd say torching cars was a bad look also EX500rider Monday #131

Whatever. LuvLoogie Monday #133

Maybe they're just throwing their hat into the ring to be the 52nd state? egduj Yesterday #140

Fortunately, and unfortunately Sugarcoated 21 hrs ago #143