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In reply to the discussion: Activist Pulls Down Confederate Flag in Front of South Carolina Statehouse [View all]byronius
(7,401 posts)103. Nothing but applause for you. I'm a little shocked by the close vote, frankly.
4-3? Who the fuck thought that comment was not ultra-boneheaded acid-blooded racist bullshit? What? WHAT?!?
Good lord this place weirds me out sometimes.
But not you. Good on you. Tell it.
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Activist Pulls Down Confederate Flag in Front of South Carolina Statehouse [View all]
Hissyspit
Jun 2015
OP
They have the indefinite article in the wrong place. The charge should read:'A defacing
Joe Chi Minh
Jun 2015
#18
Very good point - that is a part of the 60s activism we seldom think about. Defacing a monument
jwirr
Jun 2015
#9
Thank you for posting this wonderful video! It was great. She is so courageous. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Jun 2015
#19
I also noticed that she held the confederate flag in a more proper way than the police did using
jwirr
Jun 2015
#10
I was comparing how she held it compare do the policeman who bundled it up in a ball in his arms.
jwirr
Jun 2015
#52
Yes! The whole process was done with such poise and class. Heroic and inspiring. n/t
RufusTFirefly
Jun 2015
#46
Nothing but applause for you. I'm a little shocked by the close vote, frankly.
byronius
Jun 2015
#103
And of course they had to put the flag back up again. This could have been a golden
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#32
damn, I thought they'd keep it down & have to vote in SC legislature to put it back
wordpix
Jun 2015
#35
the comments on the WRAL news site (local, Raleigh) are as you would expect.
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2015
#48
Agree. Actually, if so many people want to think like that, they deserve to be symbolized by Dixie.
alp227
Jun 2015
#78
The Bravery of Bree Newsome: Activist Takes Down Confederate Flag at South Carolina Capitol
LovingA2andMI
Jun 2015
#67