Originally Posted by
Daedgo
Im born and raised in Venezuela so i dont really care about whats happening in USA but, i should tell u guys this, first the mexican ppl that lives there in California, ( California was once part of mexico), that have alot of time living in the country, and now by the laws of the nation, they are considered nationals, as nationals they have as many right as every american do.
The origins of Cinco de mayo:
Over 100 years ago, France started a war with Mexico. In the Mexican city of Puebla, two forts blocked the advance of the French troops. There were about 6,000 French and 2,000 Mexican soldiers. The Mexicans were under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza.
On May 5, 1862, the French attacked the two forts. Before the day was over, one of the forts was destroyed and more than 1,000 French soldiers were killed. The Mexicans had won the battle. This battle is known as the Battle of Puebla.
Knowing this and looking in a lot of web pages i saw that is a matter of tradition in USA not Mexico cuz in mexico they didnt celebrate it there as they do in their own country, is a celebration with parades and food, the problem is as americans respect mexicans celebrations, mexicans should respect amercans, the idea of putting an upside down flag is a serious case, this is a great great unrespectfull act, and should be punish by law, but also the idea of wearing a t shirt with the american flags is showing off the fact of a Xenophobic reaction.
The main idea is live with respect, if things like this keep happening, "Americans" Hating foreing ppl for their ways, and "Not Americans" hating ppl for the facts of the past, at this point never will be peace, even in the states there´s still a confrontation between the ppl that support the ppl who crossed the border, and the "native" americans, that will be an issue of discussion for long long time, so discuss this here, its actually pointless, but what i can say is, dont raise your minds with Xenophobic feelings but also, make them respect america, cuz as u guys are letting them have their celebrations, they in that celebration cant offend the pride and the patriot simbol as it is the american flag, and schools all around amercia should make tolerance workshops in order to stop that.
Have a nice day bye.
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