Dec 07 2007
Man to burn Mexican Flag in protest - will they support his free speech?
One area of assured controversy between liberals and conservatives is on Flag Burning. Your average progressive liberal defends it as free speech while most conservatives find it offensive and many want to ban it.
So when says he is going to burn a flag on the steps of the Capital in Olympia, you would expect many on the left to support his free speech. But since this is a Mexican flag, the criticism are many.
Permit unlikely for flag burning
Tacoma man wants to burn a Mexican flag on the steps of the state Capitol in Olympia — a move sure to spark controversy and maybe a sanction for polluting.
Yep. In Olympia, the primary reason they are denying his permit is because of pollution. I personally wonder if they would care if it was a US flag.
Nick Bradford said he’s upset with the failure of the federal government to secure the borders against illegal crossings and wants the state to do more to crack down on illegal immigrants. He wants to stage a rally at the Capitol in January, when lawmakers return for session.
“Obviously, the protest is intended to get the attention of the public, but also the politicians here, in Washington,” Bradford said. “We can’t always bark at the other Washington and George Bush. We can do things locally here.”
Free speech at its finest. But Carlos Aguilera does not agree.
‘A hate message’
Carlos , director of the Hispanic outreach group CIELO in Olympia, said burning a flag is hurtful.
“To me, it’s like it’s a hate message against Hispanics, just by the fact that if you took the flag of any nationality, you invite the press, burn it — that certainly sends a negative message about that nationality,” Aguilera said.
So wait, is this an offense against nationality or race? Pick one. I think Carlos protests too much.
The whole issues is dumb really. The reality is that burning flags is a meaningless gesture, and burning the Mexican one particularly so, as that implies that only immigrant Mexicans are an immigration threat. It also implies a protest against Mexico when clearly the man is frustrated with our politicians.
So this is an attention getter, nothing more.
But at the same time, free speech means free. Free to annoy, offend and attract attention as long as rights and lives are not violated. And as such, American Flag burning is defended.
So I will be interested to see what happens, just to see which sides support what.
Exit question: if he does this and is arrested, will the ACLU back him up? This should be right up their alley…
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