The council voted unanimously to display only five flags, including the American flag, the Michigan flag and one that represents the native countries of immigrant residents.

  • alyaza [they/she]M
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    71 year ago

    Color me shocked it wasn’t an all white/male/christian town council.

    this is an example of how sometimes minority groups can, themselves, punch down on other minority groups. if there’s consolation it’s that Hamtramck’s all-Muslim council is almost certainly on the wrong side of this even with just the Muslims they’re claiming to respect the rights of in doing this: 61% and climbing were fine with homosexuality as of 2017–and no doubt the number is higher today.

    • Scrubbles
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      21 year ago

      of course they do not see any irony in them being upset if a white/male/christian town council started attempting to ban mosques.