Broiler, you fall into the fallacy of saying “Other countries are bad, so it’s not that bad if we are too.” He would be festooned with bullets in other countries, so it’s OK to hassle this guy in the U.S.? Is that your standard? What about the supposed nobility of the United States?

And if it’s dangerous to wear a T-shirt for the wrong team in a different city, maybe you’re not the paragon of enlightenment that you think you are. I can wear the colours of the St. Kilda Saints (an Aussie rules footy team) into other parts of Melbourne (even Collingwood, where the magpies fans have a reputation for being rabid) and the most I might get is some good-natured piss-taking. Not physical assault. Perhaps you should ask yourself what’s wrong with the U.S. that people can get attacked for their shirts?

You’ve got to be bright enough to pick your battles.
Then this guy feigns shock. In the old country
he could wear a cryptic message on his t-shirt.
He would never be asked to change it. It would
simply be festooned with bullet holes.

Look, my son being a Yankee fan wanted to wear
a “Boston Sucks” t-shirt on our trip to Cape Cod.
It was his “right”. That didn’t make it the right
thing to do. As his parent I didn’t allow it
explaining that it was both insulting and rude.
(BTW, I don’t let him wear it to Yankee games or
to school for the same reasons.)

Neither of these actions are expressions of individuality,
just provocation and confrontation.

Have a care for others!

You have to be kidding me. I understand the need for concern, but this is taking it way to far. Who cares if it upsets other people? If it upsets you, don’t look at the shirt. Just like, if you don’t like a television program, turn the friggin’ channel.

When will all of this be over? It’s becoming total ridiculous.

the death of common sense drives the nail into the coffin of freedom. terrorists aren’t winning any ‘war’,they’re only egging millions of americans to surrender to an irrational frenzy of fear...and the usa thereby seen as nothing more than a collection of self rightous and cowardly bigots. running and hiding from a tee-shirt.  bring down the flag, mama..it’s all over.  shame, shame, shame.

Further proof that the U.S. is turning into a fascist nation. “They hate us for our freedoms”? What freedoms? You have the freedom to speak whatever everyone else agrees with…

They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security.

Benjamin Franklin