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Whose flag?
« on: June 14, 2025, 09:33:04 am »
Powerline

The Los Angeles Times reports,

    How the flags of Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala symbolize defiance against Trump’s L.A. raids.

Mere defiance? How about insurrection, revolution, sedition? By coincidence, tomorrow is (American) Flag Day. The headline of the non paywall version reads, less provocatively,

    These are some of the people flying flags during Los Angeles protests, and why they do it.

It’s a man-on-the-street interview piece. The Times reports,

    For eight days now, protesters have made their way to downtown L.A. to protest against immigration detentions in the city and the presence of the National Guard. Images of flags, mostly from Mexico, have spread in news reports and social media — at times drawing the ire of critics.

More: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/06/whose-flag.php