A furious Washington state mayor hit out at a LGBTQ activist who compared the Pride flag to a Prisoner of War-Missing in Action flag, seemingly suggesting the ultimate sacrifice made by American soldiers of foreign battlefields was somehow comparable to living in the US with miscellaneous sexual preferences.
The takedown unfolded on Tuesday night as the local council for the city of Newcastle, about 12 miles east of Seattle, voted to approve DEI policies and climate change goals into planning.
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The woman claimed that Clark had intentionally flown the POW/MIA flag in the month of June to stop the Pride flag from going up.
She said: ‘There are 82,000 Americans registered as POW’s and MIA’s, but there’s 20 million minimum LGBTQ members.
‘I’ve talked before about the hypocrisy and I think that your approach to trying to trick people out of having to fly the Pride flag in June by making sure the POW-MIA flag was flown is really disgusting’, the woman also said it was shameful.
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‘This country was founded because veterans lost their lives, hundreds of thousands of people died for this country so you could fly your Pride flag.’
‘I tolerate your comments which are always on the attack, and your libelous comments on Facebook.
‘I tolerate because you probably can’t help yourself, but don’t ever disparage veterans in front of me’, the Mayor added.
After Newcastle City Council voted last year to not raise the Pride flag, they decided to flip their decision and raise it after all.
It came about after extensive public comment from locals and activists, according to KOMO News.
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The Mayor added: ‘We’re not going there, folks. Everybody is equally represented by the American flag.’
Since a clip of Clark interacting with the women on Tuesday night was shared on social media, users have backed his view.
One person said: ‘What an absolute disgusting comparison. These people are trying to make this sex cult untouchable…so they can erase women & go after your kids. Marxism is deadly.’
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One other added: ‘Good for him. POWs sacrificed everything for our country. What have trans people sacrificed? Nothing. They only demand.’
* Original Article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14516709/amp/Washington-state-Mayor-lgbtq-activist-veterans.html?ito=smartnews