American Flag not welcome on Cinco de Mayo…in the USA

[eavesdropper]

[quote=svelte] Let me tell you what a school here in San Diego does (or did). We sent our child to Jr High with a bottle of water with his lunch. Sealed, unopened.

We got a call saying it was confiscated. ??? Why, we asked. They said that kids are not allowed to bring water to school because it could be Zima.

I won’t go into the snappy retorts we had to that one…[/quote]

And you have the nerve to call yourself a parent!!

This wouldn’t have happened if you had simply stopped thinking of your own selfish needs long enough to put a couple of cans of Mountain Dew in your child’s lunch instead.

Not only would your child not had the humiliating experience of everyone knowing that he had WATER in his lunch, but his educational experience would have been enhanced by the large amounts of caffeine in Dew. And you and your wife could feel good, knowing that your actions were helping to support the dental care industry in your area.

Everybody wins when you strive to be just a little less self-involved, svelte.

[afx114]

Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.

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Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.

[afx114]

Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.

[afx114]

Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.

[afx114]

Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.

[Arraya]

[quote=afx114]Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.[/quote]

Donning a flag made in China to piss off Mexicans… lol

[Arraya]

[quote=afx114]Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.[/quote]

Donning a flag made in China to piss off Mexicans… lol

[Arraya]

[quote=afx114]Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.[/quote]

Donning a flag made in China to piss off Mexicans… lol

[Arraya]

[quote=afx114]Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.[/quote]

Donning a flag made in China to piss off Mexicans… lol

[Arraya]

[quote=afx114]Only in America do you show pride in your country by donning a flag made in China. If that’s not a microcosm of how schmackwhackled things are, I don’t know what is.[/quote]

Donning a flag made in China to piss off Mexicans… lol

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
A lot of the fiscal conservatives hate him because in or view, in our mindes, we are the ones that are “making positive change in your our own lives and are the more educated”…because we didn’t count on any of this bailout to keep afloat.
[/quote]

I don’t think that’s the reason you hate Obama because Bush is the one who started the bailouts.

Obama’s initiatives were mostly “confidence-boosting” PR that were funded within TARP which was passed by Bush. I didn’t hear any call for repealing TARP from conservatives.

Anyway, when I was little I complained that my brother got a gift and I didn’t. My dad told me to worry about what I have, not what others are getting.

Sure humans will feel jealousy and envy. But that’s the problem of the persons harboring those bitter feelings.

[quote=flu]
Until the United States changes it’s official language from English or officially is bilingual, anything but the English language is/should be an “optional” language, at the sole discretion of the individual/family/or parent.[/quote]

Since when did English become the official language of the USA?

Sure people can learn language at their own discretion. Nobody is forcing anyone.

If Hispanic immigrants won’t learn English, then so what? It doesn’t bother me because I can speak Spanish. I don’t speak that well but I get by. At least I made the effort to learn.

A school’s job is to educate. If most of the students in a school speak Spanish at home, then the teachers should also speak Spanish to be understood. Simple pragmatic pedagogy.

[quote=flu]
To me, respect includes not only respecting cultural diversity from those other cultures, but also respecting those who do NOT wish to participate in the diversity. You cannot force someone to “be more diverse”, and those that choose to not participate in any “diversity program” should not have his/her rights interfered…And it’s a complete fallacy to catogorize folks that do not wish to participate in a cultural diversity event/program as being “racist” or “disrespectful” or “narrow minded”
[/quote]

Nobody was forcing anyone to participate. The students were participating. The administrators were setting parameters for participating.

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
A lot of the fiscal conservatives hate him because in or view, in our mindes, we are the ones that are “making positive change in your our own lives and are the more educated”…because we didn’t count on any of this bailout to keep afloat.
[/quote]

I don’t think that’s the reason you hate Obama because Bush is the one who started the bailouts.

Obama’s initiatives were mostly “confidence-boosting” PR that were funded within TARP which was passed by Bush. I didn’t hear any call for repealing TARP from conservatives.

Anyway, when I was little I complained that my brother got a gift and I didn’t. My dad told me to worry about what I have, not what others are getting.

Sure humans will feel jealousy and envy. But that’s the problem of the persons harboring those bitter feelings.

[quote=flu]
Until the United States changes it’s official language from English or officially is bilingual, anything but the English language is/should be an “optional” language, at the sole discretion of the individual/family/or parent.[/quote]

Since when did English become the official language of the USA?

Sure people can learn language at their own discretion. Nobody is forcing anyone.

If Hispanic immigrants won’t learn English, then so what? It doesn’t bother me because I can speak Spanish. I don’t speak that well but I get by. At least I made the effort to learn.

A school’s job is to educate. If most of the students in a school speak Spanish at home, then the teachers should also speak Spanish to be understood. Simple pragmatic pedagogy.

[quote=flu]
To me, respect includes not only respecting cultural diversity from those other cultures, but also respecting those who do NOT wish to participate in the diversity. You cannot force someone to “be more diverse”, and those that choose to not participate in any “diversity program” should not have his/her rights interfered…And it’s a complete fallacy to catogorize folks that do not wish to participate in a cultural diversity event/program as being “racist” or “disrespectful” or “narrow minded”
[/quote]

Nobody was forcing anyone to participate. The students were participating. The administrators were setting parameters for participating.

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
A lot of the fiscal conservatives hate him because in or view, in our mindes, we are the ones that are “making positive change in your our own lives and are the more educated”…because we didn’t count on any of this bailout to keep afloat.
[/quote]

I don’t think that’s the reason you hate Obama because Bush is the one who started the bailouts.

Obama’s initiatives were mostly “confidence-boosting” PR that were funded within TARP which was passed by Bush. I didn’t hear any call for repealing TARP from conservatives.

Anyway, when I was little I complained that my brother got a gift and I didn’t. My dad told me to worry about what I have, not what others are getting.

Sure humans will feel jealousy and envy. But that’s the problem of the persons harboring those bitter feelings.

[quote=flu]
Until the United States changes it’s official language from English or officially is bilingual, anything but the English language is/should be an “optional” language, at the sole discretion of the individual/family/or parent.[/quote]

Since when did English become the official language of the USA?

Sure people can learn language at their own discretion. Nobody is forcing anyone.

If Hispanic immigrants won’t learn English, then so what? It doesn’t bother me because I can speak Spanish. I don’t speak that well but I get by. At least I made the effort to learn.

A school’s job is to educate. If most of the students in a school speak Spanish at home, then the teachers should also speak Spanish to be understood. Simple pragmatic pedagogy.

[quote=flu]
To me, respect includes not only respecting cultural diversity from those other cultures, but also respecting those who do NOT wish to participate in the diversity. You cannot force someone to “be more diverse”, and those that choose to not participate in any “diversity program” should not have his/her rights interfered…And it’s a complete fallacy to catogorize folks that do not wish to participate in a cultural diversity event/program as being “racist” or “disrespectful” or “narrow minded”
[/quote]

Nobody was forcing anyone to participate. The students were participating. The administrators were setting parameters for participating.

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
A lot of the fiscal conservatives hate him because in or view, in our mindes, we are the ones that are “making positive change in your our own lives and are the more educated”…because we didn’t count on any of this bailout to keep afloat.
[/quote]

I don’t think that’s the reason you hate Obama because Bush is the one who started the bailouts.

Obama’s initiatives were mostly “confidence-boosting” PR that were funded within TARP which was passed by Bush. I didn’t hear any call for repealing TARP from conservatives.

Anyway, when I was little I complained that my brother got a gift and I didn’t. My dad told me to worry about what I have, not what others are getting.

Sure humans will feel jealousy and envy. But that’s the problem of the persons harboring those bitter feelings.

[quote=flu]
Until the United States changes it’s official language from English or officially is bilingual, anything but the English language is/should be an “optional” language, at the sole discretion of the individual/family/or parent.[/quote]

Since when did English become the official language of the USA?

Sure people can learn language at their own discretion. Nobody is forcing anyone.

If Hispanic immigrants won’t learn English, then so what? It doesn’t bother me because I can speak Spanish. I don’t speak that well but I get by. At least I made the effort to learn.

A school’s job is to educate. If most of the students in a school speak Spanish at home, then the teachers should also speak Spanish to be understood. Simple pragmatic pedagogy.

[quote=flu]
To me, respect includes not only respecting cultural diversity from those other cultures, but also respecting those who do NOT wish to participate in the diversity. You cannot force someone to “be more diverse”, and those that choose to not participate in any “diversity program” should not have his/her rights interfered…And it’s a complete fallacy to catogorize folks that do not wish to participate in a cultural diversity event/program as being “racist” or “disrespectful” or “narrow minded”
[/quote]

Nobody was forcing anyone to participate. The students were participating. The administrators were setting parameters for participating.

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