So we actually are talking about flags being flown in public buildings.

The comment I was replying to was "flags over public buildings" Flags flying outside of federal buildings, serves a purpose (e.g. easier to spot a post office, public school, etc). Flags flying inside of a university campus building performs what action? I don't attend UC:Irvine, so I don't know? Maybe it was hung in a very nice fashion and really brought the aesthetic together.

I do know, that this particular flag is now being used to construct a gigantic echo chamber. This story will be drummed up to be a pop controversy, and people will get angry and their blood pressure will raise. All for, what is essentially, the dumbest thing.

The students say that the flags can be seen as hate speech, their counterparts claim that it's a public building. But really do we care about it being either of those? I mean, really care?

Or are people from both sides of the argument letting their feelings get in front of them? In which case, it may be more constructive to ask ourselves "Why does this hurt my feelings?"

Personally, I don't care about the UCI and their flags. I'm not planning on ever being there, so I'll never get to advantage of any feelings of possible incivility. But I am bothered by how wrapped up people are over this. They don't really care about one less flag being flown. They do care, however, that someone else made a statement outside of the narrative.

I'm here to say, there are good people doing good things everywhere. So why sully their efforts with a flag? It's becoming ever so evident that the countries behind the flags don't give a shit about the citizens, and only put out the minimum effort in taking care of people. So why should we, the citizens, give a shit that someone else got tired of looking at a flag? What, like their going to take down the bajillion of other flags flying around?