Just Getting Around to Posting This: Flag Wars in Reno

Looks like the semiotic wars over Mexican and American figuration--in this case, dealing with flags--was hot and heavy in Reno, Nevada back in 2007 (somehow flying under the radar of your intrepid Textmextian chronicler). First, the video, that seems almost fictional/cinematic (that's the power of the simulacra at work, no doubt):



You can bring yourself up to speed on the story here via wikipedia.