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    Default Re: US students kicked of school campus for wearing US flag t-shirts

    Quote Originally Posted by Oggie View Post
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    I aren't a fan of patriotism anyway. It's bizarre.
    Agree with that, people that are madly patriotic scare me quite frankly. THey are seriously missing the bigger picture...
    Me too. It is something I really don't connect with at all.

    Getting on with a person is enough for me, I couldn't care less if they have a British passport.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Oggie View Post
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    I aren't a fan of patriotism anyway. It's bizarre.
    Agree with that, people that are madly patriotic scare me quite frankly. THey are seriously missing the bigger picture...
    Me too. It is something I really don't connect with at all.

    Getting on with a person is enough for me, I couldn't care less if they have a British passport.

    so why are you taking such a hardline patriotic stance here? The important thing is the Mexicans got to celebrate their national day. Why provoke them by draping yourself in the American flag?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
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    Agree with that, people that are madly patriotic scare me quite frankly. THey are seriously missing the bigger picture...
    Me too. It is something I really don't connect with at all.

    Getting on with a person is enough for me, I couldn't care less if they have a British passport.

    so why are you taking such a hardline patriotic stance here? The important thing is the Mexicans got to celebrate their national day. Why provoke them by draping yourself in the American flag?
    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
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    Me too. It is something I really don't connect with at all.

    Getting on with a person is enough for me, I couldn't care less if they have a British passport.

    so why are you taking such a hardline patriotic stance here? The important thing is the Mexicans got to celebrate their national day. Why provoke them by draping yourself in the American flag?
    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.
    Tolerance and respect come before assertion of rights imo.

    And the principle did do what he wanted and didn't hurt anyone so what are you moaning about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
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    so why are you taking such a hardline patriotic stance here? The important thing is the Mexicans got to celebrate their national day. Why provoke them by draping yourself in the American flag?
    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.
    Tolerance and respect come before assertion of rights imo.

    And the principle did do what he wanted and didn't hurt anyone so what are you moaning about?
    Well, on there we will have to differ.

    He hurt the rights of American kids who wanted to be punky flag bearers. And they had every right to do so. You can't just call the police because you are white and see a black person in the neighborhood sporting an afro. He might have been a psycho, but that's not the point. You are allowed to express yourself in a civil society. If the Mexicans are getting so upset by that, then maybe they need a bit of self reflection....and deportation orders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
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    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.
    Tolerance and respect come before assertion of rights imo.

    And the principle did do what he wanted and didn't hurt anyone so what are you moaning about?
    Well, on there we will have to differ.

    He hurt the rights of American kids who wanted to be punky flag bearers. And they had every right to do so. You can't just call the police because you are white and see a black person in the neighborhood sporting an afro. He might have been a psycho, but that's not the point. You are allowed to express yourself in a civil society. If the Mexicans are getting so upset by that, then maybe they need a bit of self reflection....and deportation orders.
    So quite literally, you are saying what the flag bearers were most likely saying.....'fuck off home'.

    But in a non inciteful way that deserved no censorship of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post

    Tolerance and respect come before assertion of rights imo.

    And the principle did do what he wanted and didn't hurt anyone so what are you moaning about?
    Well, on there we will have to differ.

    He hurt the rights of American kids who wanted to be punky flag bearers. And they had every right to do so. You can't just call the police because you are white and see a black person in the neighborhood sporting an afro. He might have been a psycho, but that's not the point. You are allowed to express yourself in a civil society. If the Mexicans are getting so upset by that, then maybe they need a bit of self reflection....and deportation orders.
    So quite literally, you are saying what the flag bearers were most likely saying.....'fuck off home'.

    But in a non inciteful way that deserved no censorship of course.
    What I am saying is that if you live in a new culture you should show some respect for it. Sure i hate Korea sometimes, but it's my home and I appreciate it for what it is. But I'm not going to decorate myself in the England flag and do a march just to prove a point to the natives just because it's a national holiday. And likewise when it's their special holidays I roll my eyes and laugh. I don't get upset by it though, I just take it for what it is.

    If I don't like how things are, I can always go home and I know that. Same for these people if it is so upsetting for them. They are just being drama queens though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
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    Me too. It is something I really don't connect with at all.

    Getting on with a person is enough for me, I couldn't care less if they have a British passport.

    so why are you taking such a hardline patriotic stance here? The important thing is the Mexicans got to celebrate their national day. Why provoke them by draping yourself in the American flag?
    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.
    I don't understand how you can't see why it's provocative. It wouldn't be provocative on any other day, but to wear those colours/flag on that specific day and only on that specific day, is baiting. Plain and simple.

    If anything the kids got rewarded for it anyway. They got sent home. I'd call that a result.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ono View Post
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    so why are you taking such a hardline patriotic stance here? The important thing is the Mexicans got to celebrate their national day. Why provoke them by draping yourself in the American flag?
    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.
    I don't understand how you can't see why it's provocative. It wouldn't be provocative on any other day, but to wear those colours/flag on that specific day and only on that specific day, is baiting. Plain and simple.

    If anything the kids got rewarded for it anyway. They got sent home. I'd call that a result.
    If you are an Englishman living in England you should be able to wear those colours anytime you like, unless your school has a specific uniform in which case NOBODY should be wearing any colours. That's my point here, it is a school, if there is no uniform policy then the kids cannot be blamed. No Mexican colours and no US colours either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
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    Because I do believe that people should do what they want in life just so long as they don't hurt others. A Korean wrapped in a Korean flag isn't going to kill me.
    I don't understand how you can't see why it's provocative. It wouldn't be provocative on any other day, but to wear those colours/flag on that specific day and only on that specific day, is baiting. Plain and simple.

    If anything the kids got rewarded for it anyway. They got sent home. I'd call that a result.
    If you are an Englishman living in England you should be able to wear those colours anytime you like, unless your school has a specific uniform in which case NOBODY should be wearing any colours. That's my point here, it is a school, if there is no uniform policy then the kids cannot be blamed. No Mexican colours and no US colours either.
    That's the thing though. They aren't wearing them anytime they like. They're wearing them on that specific day to spark a reaction from the Mexicans, and in my book that is extremely xenophobic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ono View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ono View Post
    I don't understand how you can't see why it's provocative. It wouldn't be provocative on any other day, but to wear those colours/flag on that specific day and only on that specific day, is baiting. Plain and simple.

    If anything the kids got rewarded for it anyway. They got sent home. I'd call that a result.
    If you are an Englishman living in England you should be able to wear those colours anytime you like, unless your school has a specific uniform in which case NOBODY should be wearing any colours. That's my point here, it is a school, if there is no uniform policy then the kids cannot be blamed. No Mexican colours and no US colours either.
    That's the thing though. They aren't wearing them anytime they like. They're wearing them on that specific day to spark a reaction from the Mexicans, and in my book that is extremely xenophobic.
    I just don't get how the Mexicans living in America can be upset by American people wearing their own colours. It is a bit rude, but that's it. Would it really upset you that much? I know it wouldn't bother me. If the Koreans all started wearing Korean flags, would I be upset? No, I know they are all hardened nationalists. It wouldn't bother me a bit.

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