Personal Freedoms

Five high schoolers were sent home because they were wearing American Flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo. There were apparently Mexican-American students that were offended by this, saying that they wouldn't wear Mexican flag shirts on the Fourth of July. This makes me angry. Incredibly angry. Well, um, we're in the United States. We're American. We don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo here. It's like saying that Mexicans in Mexico aren't allowed to wear Mexican flag shirts on the Fourth of July. They don't celebrate, or even care about American Independence Day there, and we don't care if they care. It has nothing to do with them, just as Cinco de Mayo has nothing to do with us. We don't celebrate other countries' holidays here. We celebrate American holidays. The students that were offended have no right to demand that we comply with their country's holiday. THIS ISN'T MEXICO. They can celebrate their holiday, but it isn't something we have to care about. I do respect the holiday though, personally. I respect other people's holidays, however, this isn't something that the government should force on people. It's like the whole politically correct crap all over again. We should be a nation of tolerance, but we can't take it too far. We are granted the freedom of speech in the Constitution, which includes the right to not care about other country's holidays. 

I should start complaining about people not recognizing Pioneer Day. That's an American holiday.