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Melon

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21. Every close up I see is Hispanic or masked waiving them....

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 10:50 PM

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They need to stop for optics. But nobody is going to believe there are “ operatives” waiving those flags. A large part of the population are from Mexico.

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Those Mexican Flags are planted [View all] malaise Sunday OP

When they claim it's a Mexican insurrection, counter with Jan.6 was a Confederate insurrection. tetedur Sunday #1

We should flood the protests with US flags. Nittersing Sunday #2

That would be a great visual canetoad Sunday #3

Love it malaise Sunday #4

Mornin' you canetoad Sunday #6

Yup. Nittersing Sunday #5

And all the protesters singing God Bless America. LaRaven Sunday #8

Just not "Proud To Be An American" Polybius Sunday #15

And make sure they're upside down?? Or is that out of the question and defeating the purpose??? a kennedy Sunday #7

got proof? those flags are pretty standard at many kinds of protests...protestors have learned zip in 40 yrs msongs Sunday #9

Do you have substantive proof, or is this just speculation? Celerity Sunday #10

Don't expect an answer Polybius Sunday #14

Can't know for sure, but wouldn't surprise me. harumph Sunday #11

Hardly hardluck Sunday #12

There's too many of them Polybius Sunday #13

Please elaborate on that.. Jack Valentino Sunday #16

They don't fit the bill of the KKK or Nazis or just plain ol' right-wing extremists n/t Polybius Sunday #18

.. LexVegas Sunday #17

why are people saying this? WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #19

Theres too much history of the ill use of the Mexican flag at these protests... berkerly6240 Sunday #20

Every close up I see is Hispanic or masked waiving them.... Melon Sunday #21

That was my thought as well ribrepin Monday #22

I just saw yesterday that LA has more leftyladyfrommo Monday #23

What makes you think the demonstrators are politically "progressive?" Renew Deal Monday #24