Agreed.
But I can’t recall the last time anyone was sent home from school for wearing a US flag emblem on St. Pat’s day or Columbus day.
There’s no real antagonism between the US and the Irish, they never fought a war and they bond over a mutual fist shaking at the UK.
Like I said, I pity anyone who decides to try and properly conduct the experiment by wearing a Union Jack on March 17th… or even July 4th…