{"id":2263962,"date":"2024-06-10T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employees-tear-pride-flag-from-building-leader-vows-as-many-times-as-they-put-it-up-we-are-going-to-remove-it\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:23:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:23:39","slug":"employees-tear-pride-flag-from-building-leader-vows-as-many-times-as-they-put-it-up-we-are-going-to-remove-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employees-tear-pride-flag-from-building-leader-vows-as-many-times-as-they-put-it-up-we-are-going-to-remove-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Employees Remove &#8216;Pride&#8217; Flag Repeatedly, Leader Promises Continuous Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femployees-tear-pride-flag-from-building-leader-vows-as-many-times-as-they-put-it-up-we-are-going-to-remove-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-for-top-defense-post-attacked-gop-in-incendiary-tweets\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee for Top Defense Post Attacked GOP in Incendiary Tweets\">recent controversy surrounding<\/a> the removal of a rainbow flag, representative of LGBT\u200d pride, from a government building \u200cin Mexico City. \u2064Workers at Infonavit, the National Housing Fund for Workers in Mexico, led by union leader Rafael Riva Palacio, tore down the flag \u2064outside their office, declaring it inappropriate for public display on a government\u2062 building. Palacio argues that while he supports\u2063 the rights and safety of\u200d LGBTTTIQ+ workers, he believes\u200c that using the building&#8217;s fa\u00e7ade for such\u200d displays is unjustifiable.<\/p>\n<p>This incident sparked significant reactions. Carlos Mart\u00ednez, the director of Infonavit, condemned\u2063 the action as an\u200c expression of hatred, homophobia, and discrimination.\u200c He described \u200bit as a\u2063 setback in the struggle \u200cfor LGBT rights, particularly in a conservative society. Mart\u00ednez emphasized that the fight for these rights would continue despite such acts of\u2063 vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>The author of the article suggests that such incidents highlight the tensions that can\u2064 arise when\u200c cultural ideologies,\u2062 particularly\u2064 those originating from more liberal contexts like the United States or Europe, are imposed in places with\u200d different cultural values or beliefs. It is noted that this enforcement of ideology \u2064might lead to resistance or backlash from those \u200dwho do not share the\u200d same views, especially on\u2062 topics like sexuality \u2063and gender identity. The article critiques this imposition and questions\u200b the expectation for all to \u2064celebrate these \u200dideologies, potentially against \u2064their personal \u2064beliefs or cultural norms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 5:59am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The United States exports plenty of its culture to the wider world, although some of it doesn\u2019t quite catch on. Case in point: LGBT \u201cpride month,\u201d especially in nations that are considerably less woke than contemporary American culture.<\/p>\n<p>Take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cartel-ridden-mexico-re-elects-leftist-government-candidate-killed-hitmen-voter-kidnapped-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a>, for instance, where a group of workers for a government bureau has gone viral for tearing down a rainbow flag outside the agency\u2019s central offices in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Madrid-based Spanish outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2024-06-05\/un-grupo-de-trabajadores-del-infonavit-destroza-la-bandera-lgtbi-que-presidia-el-edificio-por-ser-indigna.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds<\/a> (\u201cThe Country\u201d), employees of Infonavit \u2014 an acronym for an agency whose name translates to the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers \u2014 ripped apart a rainbow banner that had been hung in front of the entrance to the offices on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Riva Palacio, leader of the National Union of Infonavit Workers, who led the employees in taking down the flag, said the banner was something \u201cunworthy\u201d of display at a government building, according to a Google translation of the Spanish-language El Pa\u00eds article.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally and a group of colleagues cannot allow it, and as many times as they want to put it up, as many times as they put it up, we are going to remove it,\u201d he said, gesturing to the rainbow flag, according to El Pais.<\/p>\n<p>Collin Rugg, a conservative strategist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scores-win-on-first-amendment-grounds-in-case-over-fake-news-meme\/\" title=\"Trump Scores Win On First Amendment Grounds In Case Over \u2018Fake News\u2019 Meme\">social media personality<\/a>, publicized the action in a post on the social media platform X, adding that while Palacio was willing to \u201cpromote, respect, protect and guarantee the safety and human rights of the Institute\u2019s entitled workers, as well as the LGBTTTIQ+ community,\u201d he said the flag did not belong in front of the building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fa\u00e7ade of the building, as stated, is Infonavit\u2019s heritage and it is not justified to use it for advertising purposes, having placed banners to commemorate LGBTTTIQ+ pride,\u201d Palacio said, according to Rugg\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Workers in Mexico City rip up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/p-is-full-of-pride-nickelodeons-blues-clues-pushes-lgbtq-message\/\" title=\"\u2018P Is Full Of Pride\u2019: Nickelodeon\u2019s \u2018Blues Clues\u2019 Pushes LGBTQ Message\">pride flag<\/a> outside of the National Housing Fund for Workers (Infonavit), building.<\/p>\n<p>According to local reports, union leader Rafael Riva Palacio ordered the removal of the flag, calling it \u201cunworthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fa\u00e7ade of the building, as stated,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QHKRckhUPp\">pic.twitter.com\/QHKRckhUPp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1798811054182629507?\">June 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Needless to say, this provoked a reaction from Infonavit officialdom \u2014 in this case, institute Director Carlos Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez said that the decision to tear down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-effect-exxon-bans-lgbtq-rainbow-flag-displayed-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rainbow flag<\/a> was an act of \u201cbarbarism, hatred, homophobia and discrimination,\u201d according to El Pais.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a homophobic and sexist society we were always taught to hide, not to show who we are and who we love. The fight for rights in Mexico City was a watershed for those of us who came from states like Tlaxcala,\u201d he wrote in an X post, referring to Mexico\u2019s smallest state, the tiny, landlocked Tlaxcala in the country\u2019s southeast. \u201cIt was a beacon of light and the opportunity to be proud of ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn community, we taught each other that love is the greatest force in society, we learned to take care of each other against a society that did not want to see us or let us be. But we knew that our revenge against that society is to be happy, to be dancing and joyful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue the fight, but we will not let this pass, we will present the corresponding complaints at all levels,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flags will be raised again as many times as necessary. The revolution of consciences is going to triumph.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Hoy he sido testigo y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-cops-raid-cancun-motel-used-for-underage-sex-trade\/\" title=\"Mexican Cops Raid Cancun Motel Used for Underage Sex Trade\">v\u00edctima de<\/a> un acto de barbarie, odio, homofobia y discriminaci\u00f3n.<br \/> El l\u00edder sindical de nuestra Institution <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Infonavit?\">@Infonavit<\/a> llam\u00f3 a algunos de sus agremiados a romper con las banderas que ponemos cada junio durante el mes del orgullo. Despu\u00e9s de 5 a\u00f1os, es la\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ssSuPmAkxs\">pic.twitter.com\/ssSuPmAkxs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carlos Mart\u00ednez V. \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@carlosmartinezv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosmartinezv\/status\/1798141320638222613?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s important to point out that responsible conservatives don\u2019t endorse vandalism.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Were these employees in the wrong?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to hordes supporting the terrorist group Hamas, the United States got a first-hand look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/face-resilience-watch-1-unarmed-guard-stares-anti-american-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ugliness of political vandalism<\/a> in the nation\u2019s capital over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>But the Mexico City incident does at least signal to progressive powers of what can happen when ideologies are forced on those who have no reason to accept them.<\/p>\n<p>I must confess to having been ignorant of the inner workings of Infonavit until this controversy bubbled up, but apparently, Mr. Mart\u00ednez suffers from a delusion that liberals in the United States and parts of Europe have exported to the rest of the world: That toleration of an individual\u2019s personal preferences must also be accompanied by openly celebrating those preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Are you an Infonavit employee who believes in the concepts of sexuality and gender laid out in the Bible? Too bad! You\u2019d better suck it up, because folks like Mr. Mart\u00ednez demand that you celebrate them \u2014 or at least that you shut up and tacitly agree that they should be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>If being forced to profess fealty to values and principles diametrically opposed to your worldview bothers you, well, that\u2019s a <em>you<\/em> problem.<\/p>\n<p>And somehow, LGBT activists are stunned \u2014 <em>stunned!<\/em> \u2014 that anyone could possibly tear down a banner like this. Barbarism! Bigotry! Discrimination! Now shut up and play along with the politicized symbol you employees are forced to walk under every day, or else we\u2019ll file another complaint against your troglodytic ilk.<\/p>\n<p>At least Palacio and his supporters had the guts to tear down the rainbow flag \u2014 and have said they\u2019ll do it again, as well. Apparently, Americans\u2019 neighbors to the south have some modicum of courage left that the vast majority of us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-blanket-authorization-will-see-rainbow-lgbt-banner-flown-pole-us-flag-embassies-around-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have long since abandoned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by C. Douglas Golden, June 10, 2024. The U.S. exports much of its culture globally, though not all aspects are embraced. 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