What? Are you serious? These "high school" kids are just reflecting on the bigger problem... the things they hear in their communities and homes. It is a small window into their homes and evidence of the unappreciative parents and grandparents that are raising them. You think they have as nice a school in the neighborhoods across the border? No, not at all. That's why there here, and not there.
Don't get me wrong, I welcome them, as long as they choose to participate, respect, and contribute to our society. But at the first sign of disrepecting our society or nation, then their a$$es need to be living in tar-paper shacks and washing their rags in the river, down in "their" country. This is bull$hit, and you and I both know it.
Too goddamn late my friend... did you forget about the thousands of "Americans" who are buried in foreign soil? They lost their lives fighting for our freedom and the same flag that these little punks are disrespecting.
Good thing George Washington, and hundreds of thousands of others didn't develop that limp-wristed philosophy. I don't want to see anyone hurt either, but at some point we need to roll up our sleeves and do work.
Apologies, but now someone is dancing on that same nerve that was struck earlier.
Not sure which little punks you're talking about, the Mexicans or the 4 kids who purposely "baited" them just to stir up chit and get attention. As for the statement about the parents and grandparents, I could also read that both ways. Wonder what kind of conversations go on in the homes of the kids who went out of their way to stir things up? Don't suppose there's any talk about all those "illegals" or "spics" do you? Kind of like all those conversations about "Negro's" back when I was a kid, or "shanty Irish" way before that, etc.
BTW, do you even know what Cinco de Mayo is all about? If I remember correctly, it wasn't about the USA, it was about a Mexican battle against the French. What does that have to do with them "disrespecting our society or nation"? Are you speaking for the French perhaps? Maybe we should quit celebrating St. Patrick's Day, since we don't want to disrespect folks who aren't Irish or Catholic, or those who love snakes. Concerning disrespect, you might also try reading the US Code concerning the US Flag and the protocols for displaying it. Wearing it's likeness on a T-shirt to stir up chit isn't one of the approved methods of displaying the flag.
We desperately need our Federal idiots to fix the
illegal immigration problem, and then perhaps the rest of us
legal immigrants can learn to get along without all the bigotry. In case you've never thought about it, pretty much all of us, excluding Native American Indians of course, are immigrants. Doesn't matter if you're first generation, fifth generation, or tenth generation; your "rights" aren't any better than my "rights". And you aren't required to give up the traditions of your ancestors to become a citizen of this country.
http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htmJerry