Quit waving the flag of the country you left, please

Because doing that is not the way to earn my sympathy and support.

This is how the Los Angeles Times wants you to remember the 500,000 protestors last Saturday in the city of Los Angeles:

Many protesters carried American flags as they marched.
(Gina Ferazzi / LAT)
Mar. 25, 2005
Uh....yeah. And many protestors also expressed their loyalty and "patriotism" this way:

Disrupting classes at more than half a dozen schools, students marched onto city streets waving Mexican flags and clutching red, white and green balloons as they chanted "Viva Mexico!"

Am I the only one who sees something distasteful in this form of expression?

This is the caption that follows one of the other LA Times photos:

Thousands protest against House-passed HR 4437, an anti-immigration bill that opponents say will criminalize [excuse me...but the fact that they came here illegally, breaking and disrespecting our laws, makes for the definition of a crime] millions of immigrant families and anyone who comes into contact with them.
(Bob Chamberlin / LAT)
Mar. 25, 2006

First off.....being "anti-illegal immigration" is not the same as being "anti-immigration". I don't know a single Republican leader or any of my fellow conservative bloggers who is "anti-immgrant". It is frustrating to me how those on the left constantly mischaracterize the argument, from "ban on gay marriage", "ban on stem cell research", to "anti-immigration". No one is pushing for those bans!!! AND NO ONE IS AGAINST IMMIGRANTS!!!



The issues of dealing with the illegal problem are complex. What I am truly sick of, are the multicultural idiots who don't understand the arguments against illegal aliens and want to framework it into a picture of racism, simply because the rest of us want our borders and laws enforced, and value the concept of national identity and see meaningfulness in the concept of "citizenship". You want to know who is racist? Groups like La Raza and MEChA are the racists. Quit fixating on race if you want to ever dissolve those color barriers!