[Madmartagen]

these arguments are precisely what goes on when you have this kind of attention on something as insignificant as this case. did anyone even bother to interview the bar owner and find out what his intent was? all you have are interviews of pissed off people w/o any knowledge of what was going on. This guy is talking about fighting like a man and mexicans taking over america and all he has to base this on is someone calling a radio station and says that a mexican flag is flying higher than the US flag.

and ffs save the 'respect the veterans' remark for the next anti war, canada vs america, bush vs clinton thread. i was in the navy for 4 years and i dont see how this case remotely hints at veterans being disrespected. whether this man meant to insult americans oroubt just preferred to have a mexican flag on top, its his right to decorate his store the way he wants to. just because you dont like what he has on his property, it doesnt give you any justification to tear it down. infringing on someones rights, whether the intent was nationalistic or criminal, is just as much disrespectful to veterans as flying a foreign flag higher than the US flag with the sole purpose of insulting Americans.

I doubt this guy meant to insult anyone, but it got picked up by the media and now everyone has something to say about it.