Negative, Ghostrider. Being a Miami indian is a matter of genetic inheritance which cannot be changed. You can be born anywhere in the solar system and still be one if your parents are. Being a rebel is a state of mind. I can be one anytime I decide to be.
Maybe I didn’t choose the best comparison, but the idea is the same. Regarding “rebel,” I’m using that in reference to the Confederacy. It just seems silly that someone could look back through their entire family history and cherry-pick a four year period from 150+ years ago to identify with as their “heritage.” To me it’s a political statement whereas the Cuban flag, by itself, isn’t.
I can't see into someone's heart and know which group they fall into.
The Cuban flag is the heritage of all Cubans,
Agree with jsharmon. The Cuban flag patch on a para military style jacket is intentional. If it’s About heritage she’s talking Fidel, not Rubio
kut you ignored reply #2, curious as to your thoughts
someone can fly the rebel flag on a pole and just be symbolizing the south or rebel hood. If you put it as an insignia on the back of a white hoodie and walk around with the hood up that has a different meaning. Same with her patch and jacket look
your poll asks an innocent question but your post frames it differently. Show both on a flag pole and then ask the question, unless you want different results
People choose to be offended. If a piece of cloth offends you, that is your choice. YOU can decide to make a big deal out of what it represents to you, or decide that is something you would not wear, but to each their own, and go on about your day.
*Hitler wore Wrangler blue jeans. Now because I wear Wrangler blue jeans I'm a Nazi supporter? Nah, I don't think so. Wranglers just have the best color of blue in the denim debate so I choose to wear them.
*The historical accuracy of this statement may be questionable at best.
People choose to be offended. If a piece of cloth offends you, that is your choice. YOU can decide to make a big deal out of what it represents to you, or decide that is something you would not wear, but to each their own, and go on about your day.
*Hitler wore Wrangler blue jeans. Now because I wear Wrangler blue jeans I'm a Nazi supporter? Nah, I don't think so. Wranglers just have the best color of blue in the denim debate so I choose to wear them.
*The historical accuracy of this statement may be questionable at best.
...A Nazi armband isn't something you'd see someone wearing in public... and say "What, it's just a piece of red cloth with some squiggly lines on it. It means nothing!"...
I wouldn't necessarily reduce a flag to a "piece of cloth", in meaning/intent. They literally stand for something.
A Nazi armband isn't something you'd see someone wearing in public... and say "What, it's just a piece of red cloth with some squiggly lines on it. It means nothing!"
Possessing a flag is one thing... but wearing it or flying it does give some weight to it, and/or what it represents.
The person saying "if you are going to put a Cuban flag on your arm, then go back to Cuba" concerns me more than the person with the flag on their jacket.
I wouldn't wear a Nazi armband in public or otherwise. If I saw someone wearing it, I would most certainly judge them because of the meaning behind it...but I wouldn't let it ruin my day. That is all I was getting at.