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A Symbol of ? ?

On 7/11/21 I was watching a soccer game between the U.S.A. and Haiti. The game was part of Concacaf, which is a tournament involving North American nations, Central American nations, and nations in the Caribbean. This particular game was played in Kansas City, and I guess that the fans in attendance did not get the message that the American flag is a racist symbol. If perchance you missed it, to celebrate Independence Day, the Utah BLM chapter,, disparaged the American flag and patriotic Americans, as follows:

“When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around. When we see this flag we know the person flying it is a racist,” the group said on Facebook.

Meanwhile in Cuba the mass crowds of Cuban demonstrators are waving American flags. So the flag is a symbol of what? … outside America it is an international symbol of freedom embraced by oppressed peoples. I guessed these Cuban people missed the Facebook post by the Utah BLM.

Back in the heartland, in Kansas City, which is not that far from Utah, I saw American flags being patriotically waved at that Concacaf soccer game. How could those in Kansas City, and in particular, those at that soccer game have missed this insightful message from the Utah BLM? When the U.S. scored its goal, hundreds of American flags were waving in the stands – apparently being held by a patriotic Americans. Keep in mind that about half of this American soccer team is African American … so I have to ask, “the flag is a symbol of … what?

The Utah Republican Party hit back in a statement.

“Utahns should never tolerate SHAMEFUL and DIVISIVE rhetoric like this. The American flag is a symbol of freedom, opportunity and equality to the world, NOT a symbol of racism!” the party said on Facebook.

BTW, I did not see a single response from a single Democrat in Utah … nor did I see a response from the Senator from Utah, Mitt Romney!

Hmmm! I wonder what he thinks the flag is a symbol of?

Now contrast the patriotism and the zest in Kansas City to the video of a young white boy ripping an American flag out of someone’s yard and then flinging it to the ground as his mother nonchalantly watches. I saw the video of this prototypical anti-American act. The neighborhood in which this occurred appeared to be quite nice and reasonably affluent. I am going to surmise that this elitist neighborhood was somewhere on one of the coasts, and that the mother was a Democrat, and the boy was a spoiled brat. Why do I say that? … Just playing the odds. 

One thing for sure – it was not in Kansas City.

And yes, the U.S.A. did beat Haiti.

7/13/21

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