Group burns Mexican flag in front of (Tucson's Mexican) consulate

[truthpusher]

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4747748&nav=HMO6

Group burns Mexican flag in front of consulate
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April 10, 2006, 06:39 AM
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Dozens of protestors and counter protestors showed up in front of Tucson’s Mexican Consulate as a Mexican flag was burned in a heated debate that saw tempers flare.

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“Flags are symbols of government, not of people," shouted Roy Warden, as a member of his group, Border Guardians, set foot to the Mexican Flag.

One woman speaking out against the Border Guardians yelled, “This is not a gesture of humanity, this is a gesture that provokes.”

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One man stomped, and danced on the Mexican flag. He also taunted the empty, Mexican Consulate to express the group's view:

"(This protest) is against the Mexican government and the Mexicans that are illegally present in the United States right now," says Laine Lawless, Director of Border Guardians, “I want the American people to know that we're going to stand up for them."

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complete Story: http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4747748&nav=HMO6

[zanne]

1. How long before we have rioting?

Huge demonstrations planned again today. Sooner or later, you just know that something is gonna blow up. When the passions of demonstrators and counter-demonstrators go up, rioting follows. I don't know how "controlled" these demonstrations are, but there better be ALOT of security.

[EFerrari]

2. I hope nobody gets killed because Karl needed a wedge.

They've been stoking the hatred for so many years and it's going to bubble over right here.

(Ack. Metaphor hash)

[OKthatsIT]

8. THESE DEM-MOB-STRATIONS are 'plants'

DO NOT JOIN in any violence.

This will give Bush exactly what he wants. I started out thinking violence my be our only way of getting back the country...but I've come to realize we don't need to stoop so low. We can get ALL OF THESE CRIMINALS OUT without it.

[David__77]

16. It it happened, the rightists would get trounced.

Some racists hope for such a turn in events. I think it's unlikely.

[EFerrari]

20. I hope you're right. After 9/11, there were several killings

of men who wore turbans and beards. The racists and xenophobes have had a much longer time to practice their hatred in this case than they had in that one.

[pinerow]

3. One guy burning a flag is a group...???

:wtf:

[truthpusher]

5. "Dozens of protestors "

[AllieB]

11. More like dozens of racists

:eyes:

[truthpusher]

13. Yep

[pinerow]

14. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough...I actually was addressing the

lack of participants...dozens...does that mean 25...or maybe...37...in either case, the salient fact is that these morons were only able to rustle up a very few like minded individuals...nothing like the thousands that were on the street in the rest of the nation...

[Bassic]

4. God damned idiots.

Other cultural realities are scary, aren't they Rethugs?


This is fucking pathetic.

[Redstone]

6. Don't they have air-pollution laws down there?

That asshole should be arrested...spreading flammable substances on a public sidewalk, releasing hydrocarbon by-products and soot into the public air.

He obviously knew he was producing toxic substances; he was wearing a breathing mask. Yes?

Redstone

[bowens43]

7. As long as they owned the flag

I have no problem with it. It is protected political speech.

[Benhurst]

9. And the Mexicans do not share the flag fetish of their neighbors

to the north.

[Bridget Burke]

10. The Border Guardians proudly call themselves "Nativists"...

Their website is unresponsive. (Technically lame, what a surprise!) The Google Cache lets us know where they stand.

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:0D61wZouHnsJ:www.borderguardians.org/+%22border+guardians%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&lr=lang_en|lang_fr|lang_de|lang_it|lang_sv

[rodeodance]

12. stupidity reigns high!

[TechBear_Seattle]

15. And if it had been the American flag

You can bet that blood would have been shed.

Crimeny, but I hate hypocrites.

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

21. Don't you think if a US Citizen

went to the middle of mexico city and burned a Mexican Flag that there would be blood shed, from someone? I say it's hypocritical to make a statement like when if the shoe was on the other foot the same thing would happen.

[Bridget Burke]

17. They plan to burn more Mexican flags at mass marches this week.

One legal immigrant pointed out that flag burning was within the Border Guardian's rights. I agree. If someone wants to advertise the fact that they are xenophobic idiots, they ought to go ahead. In fact, I hope they go ahead with their plans to do so while thousands of Mexicans, Mexican Americans, etc. are marching by with the Mexican Flag accompanying the Red White & Blue.

[IndianaGreen]

18. I hope that photo is published in every newspaper in Mexico

anything that brings down a pro-US government in Mexico and turns even middle class Mexicans against the US would be welcome news to those of us that hate imperialism and capitalism.

[EFerrari]

19. Their election is in July I think. n/t

[stepnw1f]

22. Another Idiot

fueling the "fire".

[DS1]

23. That's funny, according to the right-wingers, the only people

who resort to burning flags are dirty muslims with bad teeth :crazy:

[Bridget Burke]

24. Well, this guy probably has bad teeth.

So they're 50% right.

[judaspriestess]

25. Um you don't stand for me idiot

and people who don't wear seatbelts are criminals too.

is his outfit the modern version of the kkk hood and robe?

[geniph]

26. Figures the dipwad's name would be Lawless

Irony alert!

Someone should burn a rebel flag in front of his house, see how he reacts.