Re: Inconvenient lefties

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Last Friday, a Chicago alderman (there are cockroaches with higher social
standing) gave a speech at a rally outside city hall condemning Biden
and support for Israel in the war against Hamas. A veteran had burned a
special American flag

Why is it that burning the American flag is protected speech, but if you
burn an Alphabet Mafia rainbow flag, you can get arrested for a hate
crime?

You mean a flag that does not belong to you, not your own flag.

In any event, a person of a specific nationality (or perception of
a specific nationality) is in a protected class in some hate crime
enhancements. Let's say the flag being burnt was flown on a flagpole
outside an individual's house who also had a Stand With Israel lawn
sign. The protestor objected to Biden's pro-Israel stance in the war
against Hamas. If the victim's flag is burned as part of a campaign of
harrassment, then yes, it can be argued that he's been subject to a hate
crime because he refuses to question his own government's foreign
relations.

I can see a hate crime enhancement for that although it might be
difficult to prove unless the criminal said something along the lines
that he denounces the victim for not rejecting his country.

I disagree with you.

part of the protest, and there were signs protesting that the Democratic
National Convention (to nominate the president) is being held in Chicago.

The alderman gave his speech in front of the burnt flag. There's plenty
of video showing the flag lying on the pavement next to the alderman.

When the videos were shown and other aldermen expressed horror, he
started denying that he'd given the speech in front of the flag 'cuz
gaslighting always works.

They literally deny reality right in front of you and expect you to
believe it.

Voters in my state do believe!