Protesters Take Down and Deface US Flag, Raise Mexican Flag

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  1. HockeyDad

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    Well they did firebomb an immigration facility and an antifa member (armed with a rifle) was shot and killed. The radical left is shifting into full terrorist mode. This incident happened in Washington. I am having a hard time keeping with everybody the radical left is assaulting and terrorizing. I believe this was two separate incidents in the same day.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...pronsen-antifa-detention-centre-a9004131.html
     
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    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

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    My own personal definitions are pretty much one the same as the other. Both mean people who have absorbed enough points of similarity to function as well as they need to survive and prosper as much as they may desire within a given society.
     
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    The Class| system was certainly the most important cultural aspect and is still strong today. The laws have naturally changed over the centuries in different Latin American countries but are still relatively backward when compared to the laws in first world countries. there can be no 'equal protection' when class is taken no account. As well, bribery is rampant which gives the wealthy a distinct advantage. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7560/702325
     
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    Psssst-look at all of the former colonies of spain.

    See if you notice something.
     
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    I think putting all the non-citizen protestors on a one-way flight back to their home country would be the appropriate response. I see no reason why we should have to keep baby-sitting the refuse of Central America at our expense.
     
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    Yes, recognized
    But think not to pretend that it is more than it is.. like an attack


    And, btw, i do not object to ice raids
    Although i do think that if you have people in custody, there should be some minimal standard of care
     
  7. US Conservative

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    I wonder if there is any racism in latin america based on skin color?
     
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    Ridiculous , didnt you guys just destroy the american flag and hang the Mexican flag instead? We all know who thinks what about America and americans . What is it dems have planned to help anericans?
     
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    LOL
     
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    For what it's worth, when I visited Cuba for a few weeks, about three years ago, staying in casas familiares all over the island, I was very impressed with the entrepreneurship of the people I met. Give them economic freedom, and I'll bet Cuba would become a prosperous country in twenty years. Now part of that may be due to their excellent education system -- let's give the devil his due.

    I should also say that when I took my VW bus down to San Miguel de Allende about fifteen years ago, I was impressed with the people who did repair work on it. My stereotypes were completely wrong. I know Mexico has real problems, but I don't think that these countries are lacking in potential. And notice the information I posted elsewhere about Chile. What the hell, I'll post it again here:
    Source.
    Of course, we all know about Chile's terrible history. Hopefully, other Latin American countries can follow in their wake without having a Pinochet.
     
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    I'm colorblind, so it must be the mustache.
     
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    Changes must be made in Latin America, particularly in Central America, so that these people need not leave their homes, families, neighborhoods and the culture and language they grew up with.

    The elites need the poor in order only to have the status it gives them. Having more than your neighbor, whether it's a cow, car, or fancy belt buckle, seems ingrained in humanity but nowhere I've been has this been more evident than in the Latin American culture.

    I can add that I've invested there and because I'm considered wealthy (I'm not) i get treated far better than the locals, which can be very uncomfortable. They used to move me right to the head of the line, for example, and no one minded because I was 'special'. I did it once, not realizing what was happening, but no more.
     
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    Latin American culture is like American culture turned up to eleven. Extreme class and racial disparities.

    I get a little uncomfortable with the Lefty tendency to overplay American power and influence, reducing the agency of non-American actors. Has the United States had had a huge hand to play in the political situation of Latin America. Yes, of course, especially Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. But anybody who reads up on Latin American culture from Columbus on can see that they were on a certain path from the beginning. Simon Bolivar was a white supremacist, at least for most of his political career.

    And, like it or not, lefty political movements are certainly capable of capture by certain factions acting in bad faith, and around the world, usually are.
     
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    No, it sounds normal and sane. Why the F should I care what goes on with people I don't care about in another State that doesn't affect my life in the slightest? Curious, was you week ruined with this news?
     
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    Interesting read but couldn't attain full chapters beyond opening paragraphs.
     
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    DACA “victims” were not invited here. They were dragged here illegally be their parents.
     
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    People for federal financial responsibility only comprise about 10% of our population. They’re all Republicans or conservatives. But they’re tiny in number. They can’t influence public policy.
     
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    So if you were a dairy farmer in Wisconsin back in 1941, Pearl Harbor would mean nothing to you?

    It was 5,000 miles away in the Pacific.
     
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    You are talking about an act of war compared to the 1st ammendment rights to free speech.

    Holy hell, terrible comparison.
     
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    The reason many Mexicans do not flush their TP is because their septic system are so poor....or non-existence, and TP clogs them up. Most of the resort towns have a established septic system and almost all resorts have decent septic system or are even on the community system, so there is no issue with flushing TP. Unfortunately, most Mexicans do not live in Mexican resorts, so the idea of flushing TP is alien to them. Go to the rural areas where tourist normally do not go and you find the bathroom with wastebaskets overflowing with soiled TP.
     
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    It doesn't say much for the Catholic hierarchy does it? Being complicit in illegality, and putting their priest/nuns in harms way. Are you suggesting that they support arson as well?
     
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    Both were invasions. One was military. The other is an invasion of 22+ million people who have no right to be here and want to fundamentally change our country from within.

    Both are pernicious and evil.
     
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    It's sad you feel people fleeing hell looking for asylum are evil. How Christian of you.
     
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    5% of them are fleeing a bad situation where they fear for their lives.

    95% just want a better job.
     
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