If you are wearing a Cuban flag because you are of Cuban heritage then that is no different than wearing a Southern flag because you are Southern. In both cases, you are stuck with the baggage that flag will represent to other people. I know you know I don't like that and I don't think you like it either, but it's the way it is.
The Cuban flag is the heritage of all Cubans, is it not? Surely you don't think that the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia, is the heritage of all Southerners. There is an ideology (that isn't shared) associated with the the latter, that isn't so with the former. That isn't to say I opposed the "Confederate" flag. I grew up with a lot of people I count as friends who flew it, but it was (at least amnesty those I knew in Alabama) always displayed by those who had ancestors they could meticulously trace who fought for the Confederacy.
The Cuban flag is the heritage of all Cubans, is it not? Surely you don't think that the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia, is the heritage of all Southerners. There is an ideology (that isn't shared) associated with the the latter, that isn't so with the former. That isn't to say I opposed the "Confederate" flag. I grew up with a lot of people I count as friends who flew it, but it was (at least amnesty those I knew in Alabama) always displayed by those who had ancestors they could meticulously trace who fought for the Confederacy.
It's not that I think the Battle Flag represents the heritage of all Southerners, but that some people view it as such because it is the closest thing there is to a Southern flag. The result being that some people fly it as a symbol of Southern pride. I know a guy here in Indiana that flies it as a symbol of rebellion, motives vary.
The problem being that it also has the baggage of representing racism too, so you are stuck with that regardless of your motives. As you say, the Cuban flag represents the heritage of all Cubans, but it also has the baggage of Castro's Communism. Do you think that a person wearing that symbol in Miami isn't fully aware of the baggage it represents? That is what makes the meme on point.
No difference. If you're waving it to show you're of Cuban ancestry or waving the other to display your pride in being of southern heritage, no big deal. If your otherwise waving either as being symbolic of your support of racism and/or communism (one includes both), then yeah, it's a big deal. It tells me a lot about you.
If I were in southern Florida and the Cuban descendants down there were having some celebration regarding something about their forefathers' home land, and were waving Cuban and American flags, I have no problem with that. Same with the stars and bars. If your high school team mascot was the Rebels, I don't have a problem with the stands of their supporters waving that flage either. Context matters. Otherwise it's a piece of brightly colored cloth.
This young woman, I have no idea if her folks are Cuban or not. Being from Florida, it's a possibility they are. On the other hand, knowing where she stands with regards to guns, I wouldn't be surprised to learn she supports the current Cuban regime's oppressive government and wishes to see their policies expanded over here.
The Cuban flag is the heritage of all Cubans, is it not? Surely you don't think that the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia, is the heritage of all Southerners. There is an ideology (that isn't shared) associated with the the latter, that isn't so with the former. That isn't to say I opposed the "Confederate" flag. I grew up with a lot of people I count as friends who flew it, but it was (at least amnesty those I knew in Alabama) always displayed by those who had ancestors they could meticulously trace who fought for the Confederacy.
No difference. If you're waving it to show you're of Cuban ancestry or waving the other to display your pride in being of southern heritage, no big deal. If your otherwise waving either as being symbolic of your support of racism and/or communism (one includes both), then yeah, it's a big deal. It tells me a lot about you.
If I were in southern Florida and the Cuban descendants down there were having some celebration regarding something about their forefathers' home land, and were waving Cuban and American flags, I have no problem with that. Same with the stars and bars. If your high school team mascot was the Rebels, I don't have a problem with the stands of their supporters waving that flage either. Context matters. Otherwise it's a piece of brightly colored cloth.
This young woman, I have no idea if her folks are Cuban or not. Being from Florida, it's a possibility they are. On the other hand, knowing where she stands with regards to guns, I wouldn't be surprised to learn she supports the current Cuban regime's oppressive government and wishes to see their policies expanded over here.
You owe me 10 cents.
Just out of curiosity, do you think you could describe this heritage?
That's not exactly right. If I had a dime for every time the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia was incorrectly referred to as the "Stars and Bars," I'd have a lot of dimes. When people say "Stars and Bars," generally people know it a flag associated with the Confederacy. So, at the very least, there is some knowledge passed down, of the actual flag of the Confederacy. As far as non-Southerners flying the battle flag... it may be wrong to think this, but immediately form an opinion of such people, and steer clear. The idea that the battle flag, with it's baggage, is better symbol for American rebellion over tyranny, over "Don't Tread on Me," or "Come and Take it," is lost on my part.
Concerning the Cuban flag, in Miami, I can tell you there is absolutely no baggage in being associated with Castro from it's display. Miami Cubans (and Florida generally) become completely unhinged at the thought of benevolent Castro. They hate him, and his regime with their very being. They fly the flag proudly, and see Castro as having stole Cuba from them. I don't know a single Cuban who doesn't have a Cuban flag, and holds a negative opinion of the Castros.
Even if you were born in the South, it still seems irrelevant to me. I’m no more of a Miami Indian because I was born in central Indiana than someone is a “rebel” for being born in Georgia. In this particular photo, I think the patch being on an olive drab jacket similar to the photos of Che or Fidel is more suggestive than simply the flag patch.