May Day Los Angeles/ March Against Arpaio Phoenix (McCain, health care, visa)

[elmuychingon]

These photos are just to counter the inaccurate depiction of an unruly "third world" mob hissing and burning flags scaring Americans away. It's disturbing that you are all feeling defensive and attacked. They're just pictures.

While bad elements make their way into these marches inevitably, to focus solely on them is like focusing on the Neo-Nazi elements that attach themselves to anti-illegal immigrant rallies.

With that said, the events in Los Angeles and Phoenix were very pleasant events. For many, it was a family affair.

I was glad to see that both events were extremely peaceful, with lots of people smiling as they joined together. For the most part, I felt the mood was very positive.

[JDubsMom]

Originally Posted by elmuychingon

You can either believe me or not.

*Jeopardy contestant voice:*

Alex:
I'll take NOT for $2,000

[Benicar]

Originally Posted by elmuychingon

These photos are just to counter the inaccurate depiction of an unruly "third world" mob hissing and burning flags scaring Americans away. It's disturbing that you are all feeling defensive and attacked. They're just pictures.

While bad elements make their way into these marches inevitably, to focus solely on them is like focusing on the Neo-Nazi elements that attach themselves to anti-illegal immigrant rallies.

With that said, the events in Los Angeles and Phoenix were very pleasant events. For many, it was a family affair.

I was glad to see that both events were extremely peaceful, with lots of people smiling as they joined together. For the most part, I felt the mood was very positive.

How are actual photos of illegal aliens and their supporters stomping on the U.S. flag, carrying the flag inverted under the Mexican flag, carrying signs stating “This Is Our Country” -- “You Stole Our Land” – “Gringo Go Home!” inaccurate depictions?

[Bostonian123]

Originally Posted by Benicar

How are actual photos of illegal aliens and their supporters stomping on the U.S. flag, carrying the flag inverted under the Mexican flag, carrying signs stating “This Is Our Country” -- “You Stole Our Land” – “Gringo Go Home!” inaccurate depictions?

I think the OP probably didn't see this thread:

https://www.city-data.com/forum/illeg...sses-wave.html

[JDubsMom]

Originally Posted by Benicar

How are actual photos of illegal aliens and their supporters stomping on the U.S. flag, carrying the flag inverted under the Mexican flag, carrying signs stating “This Is Our Country” -- “You Stole Our Land” – “Gringo Go Home!” inaccurate depictions?

Agreed. Despite their desperate attempt to revise their behavior and image since the marches of 2006, those memories are forever embedded in our collective memories.

[Benicar]

Originally Posted by Bostonian123

I think the OP probably didn't see this thread:

https://www.city-data.com/forum/illeg...sses-wave.html

I think the OP is simply following the illegal alien propaganda script. Of course, we know their agenda, and we know that they have been instructed to now wave U.S. flags. However, the damage has already been done; and no amount of backtracking will change the reality of their disdain for this country.

[elmuychingon]

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If anybody here knows this guy, please pass the word that his awesome attitude and his respectful nature was GREATLY appreciated by the marchers that saw him.
A friend brought up how he was surprised how friendly this man was. I saw him acting very polite and respectful toward marchers that came across him, and I was too caught up in the crazy environment to realize at the time that he was kindly posing when I took a picture. Anyway, I wish I would have had a chance to talk with this man. If anyone knows him, let him know his respectful attitude was appreciated. Too bad more weren't like him.

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This guy on the other hand.......

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For some reason, some on the pro-Arpaio side felt it was necessary to carry guns to a peaceful march, despite the presence of both the Maricopa county Sheriffs and Phoenix Police Department. It came off as a sign of intimidation.

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Much like certain radicals become present at the immigration rallies/marches/may days, a couple of self-proclaimed neo-nazis stood at the side of the Pro-Arpaio counter protesters.

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As the Arpaio supporters quickly dispersed in the end, two Neo-Nazis rode out standing in the bed of a truck doing the "sieg heil" salute with smiles on their faces. The marchers simply laughed at them.

The march ended not to long after reaching Arpaio's detention center. The leaders of the march urged those who attended to clean up after themselves, and to go home instead of staying on the streets causing commotion. Respect and peace were encouraged, as well as not taking the counter-protesters seriously.

In the end, I felt it was a successful demonstration. Any demonstration that ends in peace is a good one.

[Benicar]

Originally Posted by JDubsMom

Agreed. Despite their desperate attempt to revise their behavior and image since the marches of 2006, those memories are forever embedded in our collective memories.

Absolutely!

[elmuychingon]

Originally Posted by Benicar

How are actual photos of illegal aliens and their supporters stomping on the U.S. flag, carrying the flag inverted under the Mexican flag, carrying signs stating “This Is Our Country” -- “You Stole Our Land” – “Gringo Go Home!” inaccurate depictions?

The inaccurate depiction is that those are the only pictures that are shown. They prefer to show angry faces doing angry things, when the majority are not like that.
Like I said, that is like focusing on Neo-Nazi elements that appear at the anti-illegal immigrant rallies.

With that said, that picture of a person stomping on an American flag is no more accurate than the several images of people smiling and marching peacefully that are out there.

Maybe some of you should do "undercover" research to see what these marches are really like besides relying on sensationalist media and photos from anti-illegal immigrant sites that like to instill fear.

[Benicar]

Originally Posted by elmuychingon

The inaccurate depiction is that those are the only pictures that are shown. They prefer to show angry faces doing angry things, when the majority are not like that.
Like I said, that is like focusing on Neo-Nazi elements that appear at the anti-illegal immigrant rallies.

With that said, that picture of a person stomping on an American flag is no more accurate than the several images of people smiling and marching peacefully that are out there.

Maybe some of you should do "undercover" research to see what these marches are really like besides relying on sensationalist media and photos from anti-illegal immigrant sites that like to instill fear.

These are not isolated incidents; and most of the negative behavior of illegal aliens is squelched by the MSM. After all, they certainly can’t portray them as being the innocent victims of the mean-spirited Americans while they are giving us the middle finger while stomping on our flag. I have encountered enough illegals to know firsthand that they are arrogant, delusional, ingrate, and have a pathological sense of entitlement.