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107. Bad Idea

Reply to Radical Lutheran (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:00 PM

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Seems misguided, to me at least. Protests are the ultimate in "optics". What it "looks like" is literally what most people will get out of it. If it looks like "illegals from Mexico rioting on US streets" then that's going to be the take away for a lot of people. Better idea... Get a ton of US flags out there since it's meaning is essentially what's being contested. YMMV

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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 Tuesday #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 Tuesday #136

in this thread yes Dorian Gray Tuesday #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 Tuesday #139

No surprise there Cirsium Tuesday #142

No. It is the humane thing to do. Ms. Toad Tuesday #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

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It's a slippery slope Polybius Monday #32

If the treatment of these folks Keepthesoulalive Monday #34

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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

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

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. 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

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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

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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

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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

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

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This is unnecessarily snarky Nittersing Monday #86

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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

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Different opinions can appear aggressive Torchlight Monday #98

Cool story bro Blues Heron Monday #105

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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

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Fortunately, and unfortunately Sugarcoated Tuesday #143