Sadly, that is exactly what happened yesterday at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, CA. Five students were sent home by the schools administrators for wearing t-shirts bearing the American flag. According to one of the students, Vice Principal Miguel Rodriguez told them the shirts posed a "safety issue," saying that they could wear them any day other than Cinco de Mayo because we were supposed to respect their Mexican culture.
So what are they supposed to respect? That the "students of Hispanic ancestry" cannot tolerate the American flag? That the American flag is a symbol of disrespect to Mexican heritage? That Hispanic students might turn violent if students express their American patriotism?
At its best, this incident is a clear violation of those five students' first amendment rights. I believe it is more. I believe it is a system process to demonize American values while promoting the notion of amnesty for illegal immigrants from Mexico. By making Americans appear racist, these pro-immigrant ideologues put pressure on our citizens and government to naturalize illegal immigrants for fear of appearing intolerant or racist.
By using the schools as an incubator for this ideology, they hope to indoctrinate a whole generation into believing that America has a debt to foreign nationals, and that there is some inherent right to citizenship in our country.
The administrators at that school should be fired for their anti-American and unconstitutional behavior. But we also need to look deeper into our school systems to root out this reverse racism and ensure that ALL students, including students of American ancestry, are treated with equal respect.
Other great posts:
http://minx.cc/?post=301302
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/06/video-cinco-de-mayo-not-the-day-for-patriotism/
http://michellemalkin.com/2010/05/06/whose-country-is-it-anyway/
I agree that the administrators should be fired. However, they would be likely replaced with more of the same. The public schools are set up, top to bottom, as indoctrination centers. Everything, from teacher training, to the curriculum is anti-American.
ReplyDeleteThis incident is a symptom of the disease.