Mexican flags raised around Donald Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

[Siwsan]

Mexican flags are flying on properties surrounding the controversial Aberdeenshire golf course owned by Donald Trump.
Two local residents have raised the flags ahead of the US presidential hopeful's visit to Scotland later this week.

They said they wanted to "show solidarity" with the people of Mexico.

It comes after Mr Trump outlined plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to stop illegal immigrants.

Trump International Golf Links was opened by the businessman in 2012, after a lengthy battle with local people and environmentalists.

One of the flags has been raised by Michael Forbes, who refused to sell his land on the Menie Estate to Mr Trump before the course opened.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-36586860

[LonePirate]

1. This amuses me. Nicely done by the Scottish!

[Chasstev365]

2. Well DOONE Lads or Lasses!

[napkinz]

3. kick

[Gabi Hayes]

4. you don't know the half of it:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/hundreds-to-protest-donald-trump-visit-to-turnberry-1-4162272

“Although this
protest happens to be taking place in Scotland, we want to represent people across the whole of the UK and beyond who reject Trump’s racism and Islamophobia.”

Jonathan Shafi, co-ordinator of Scotland Against Trump, has organised coaches to take protesters to Turnberry.

He told the BBC: “We’ll be organising a protest which will reflect the broad
opinion of Scots that his values are incompatible with ours.”

Jeane Freeman, the SNP MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, told the BBC: “There is not a single thing that I have seen reported that
Donald Trump has said
during his bid for the US
leadership that I would agree with – not a single one of his political views. But he has made a significant investment of hundreds of millions in this area and that matters in terms of the local jobs that will bring and the opportunities for
people locally.”

cali started a great three story thread on this earlier today

[Siwsan]

6. This story has grown by leaps and bounds, since I first posted that photo!

I've been to Scotland, and I love the Scots. One thing for sure, most do NOT suffer fools, lightly.

[UTUSN]

5. Bwah-ha-HAH!1 n/t

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