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27. LBGQT obviously isn't another country. Are these protests in support of the country of Mexico??

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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 Yesterday #27

Absurd Cirsium Yesterday #70

Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #37

Fly a Mexican flag Dorian Gray Yesterday #39

You are working hard at this Cirsium Yesterday #72

I mean..... Dorian Gray 21 hrs ago #124

Now you see the problem. Tootbsb Yesterday #65

When you see them in mass at kacekwl Yesterday #77

This is a chronic problem Cirsium Yesterday #78

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

Say what? Cirsium Sunday #11

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

Indeed Cirsium Yesterday #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 Yesterday #43

ITA JustAnotherGen Yesterday #45

I get the message Cirsium Yesterday #94

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

Maga people don't give a shit if American soldiers Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #137

. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #79

Sounds serious Torchlight Sunday #6

Unbelievable Cirsium Sunday #7

nobody is upset by the Mexican flag Dorian Gray 21 hrs ago #126

What will the dumbasses think? Cirsium 21 hrs ago #127

Apparently protest organizers are passing out American flags now, Dorian Gray 19 hrs ago #135

"My messaging?" Cirsium 17 hrs ago #136

in this thread yes Dorian Gray 7 hrs ago #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 Yesterday #81

Amazing Cirsium Sunday #15

Around what? Mossfern Sunday #17

So says you Cirsium Yesterday #92

I think you may not understand Mossfern Yesterday #110

A reply Cirsium Yesterday #115

I criticise Mexican flags only Mossfern Yesterday #119

Understood Cirsium Yesterday #120

because of op-eds like this one Dorian Gray 7 hrs ago #139

No surprise there Cirsium 5 hrs ago #142

No. It is the humane thing to do. Ms. Toad 6 hrs ago #141

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

No Cirsium Yesterday #82

Trump has threatened to bomb Mexico, the flags support Mexico. It's not that hard to see why they bring them Blues Heron Yesterday #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 Yesterday #40

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

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough thought crime Yesterday #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 Yesterday #26

They are not trying to gain supporters Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #28

It's a slippery slope Polybius Yesterday #32

If the treatment of these folks Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #34

How can you tell MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #84

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

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

20+ years Cirsium Yesterday #96

You can't Polybius Yesterday #101

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

America has proven Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #46

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

America makes it about symbolism Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #49

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

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

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

Fear and hate are powerful motivators Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #66

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

. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #88

No Cirsium Yesterday #99

You have no idea where my ass has been and no, I don't Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #122

The national anthem somethingshiny Yesterday #118

Seriously?. Ask Neville about this NoRethugFriends Yesterday #29

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

It's not a claudette Yesterday #31

No one said it was Mossfern Yesterday #117

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

The message? Cirsium Yesterday #113

One would really have to go out of their way to make Nixie 20 hrs ago #132

Huh? Cirsium 19 hrs ago #134

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

Exactly MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #89

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

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #36

You seem concerned. n/t demmiblue Yesterday #41

It's bad optics. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #42

I wonder why? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #91

Far more attention Cirsium 21 hrs ago #128

Okay where is the due process Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #51

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

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

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

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

Bullshit Basso8vb Yesterday #56

Exactly! AStern Yesterday #64

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

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

Go for it Blues Heron Yesterday #58

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

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

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

I'd love to hear JustAnotherGen Yesterday #104

I agree Littlered Yesterday #67

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

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

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

This is unnecessarily snarky Nittersing Yesterday #86

At least I didn't sign up and start an OP telling the site that they're doing it all wrong. AStern Yesterday #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 Yesterday #73

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

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

Do it Blues Heron Yesterday #102

I attended the Women's March. DemocratSinceBirth 20 hrs ago #130

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

Different opinions can appear aggressive Torchlight Yesterday #98

Cool story bro Blues Heron Yesterday #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 Yesterday #112

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

Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #100

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

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

Bad Idea OC375 Yesterday #107

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

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

THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY Skittles 21 hrs ago #123

Bingo! With the right of free speech. marble falls 21 hrs ago #129

Would it make you happy mercuryblues 21 hrs ago #125

I'd say torching cars was a bad look also EX500rider 20 hrs ago #131

Whatever. LuvLoogie 20 hrs ago #133

Maybe they're just throwing their hat into the ring to be the 52nd state? egduj 6 hrs ago #140

Fortunately, and unfortunately Sugarcoated 3 hrs ago #143