These are not Crumbs.

As an American, Inkblot is deeply saddened to receive an email today about a high school in California. Apparently the students hung the Mexican flag above the American flag on their flag pole. What's more, they hung the American flag upside down. This atrocity does not seem to be getting much air time on the News channels or even the newspapers. Though it is getting a ton of publicity over the internet. Is it not the news media's job to report on the most interesting and important things going on in the world? If this story is causing such a frenzy over the internet, it must be important to people. And, thus, if it is important to people, it should be reported on news networks and in the papers. Inkblot must admit that she is a tad distraught over the symbolism of this event and the subsequent actions of the media. This was clearly meant as a stance that Mexico is better than the US, which is all fine on Mexican soil (in Inkblot's opinion). But as soon as you hit US territory, you should be expected to respect the country. This is an act of pure disrespect. And the worst part is that our country has become so weak that they will do nothing about this occurance. It is treason, yet our country will stand by and ignore it. Even our media will not give the event a nod of recognition. It is horrid to see our country losing its strength because people feel guilty that we are doing so well. Inkblot does not believe that the US just fell into its good fortune. She knows that there was a lot of work that went into making America what it is today (or more, what it was fifty or sixty years ago...). She knows that the choices Americans have made and the work they have put into their lives are what made the US great. But when we all decide that we don't deserve what we have worked hard for and made good decisions for... that is when our country will begin to meet its demise. It has already started. Are we no longer proud to be Americans? Do we no longer support each other because we know that we support democracy and freedom? Are we so "accepting" of everyone that we have forgotten to accept each other? It is a dark day we are living in that we don't take care of each other on a personal level and support our country on a governmental level. Inkblot would like to know of any other westernized country that would allow treason without so much as a news segment. Really, please post a comment if you know of any such country. Inkblot certainly can't think of one. As usual, much love,

Inkblot