A Comment About

The Mexican Flag Double Standard

May 7, 2008 - 9:25 am - by Ruben Navarrette Jr.
James L. Williams
2008-05-07 21:16:04

My ancestors were mostly Irish, but I wouldn’t know an Irish flag if I saw one. As far as I know I have never seen anyone waving an Irish flag, or an Israeli flag, or an Italian flag. The only flags I have seen being waved were Old Glory, the Texas Lone Star flag, the Confederate Battle flag, and the Mexican flag. I have seen a lot of Mexican flags being waved, and the people waving them were talking about re-conquest, and didn’t seem friendly.