Editor,
Can we simply drop the flag debate?
Peter Lynch tore a flag and got punished for it. The end.
There is absolutely no reason for a debate on racism, a term that is too easily used these days.
Although I can see how it started - Lynch is white, and the people he offended aren't - if any "ism" needs to be discussed, it should be nationalism.
El Centro de la Raza has every right to be proud of its heritage, but it should still respect the fact that this is America. I wouldn't fly an Irish or a German flag and not expect to get hassled about it.
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And if someone tore it up, it wouldn't get this much attention. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that person would be applauded, not reprimanded. Everyone needs to just take a deep breath and move on.
Noah King
UNM reader
