Old Coot
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Wed May-27-09 08:29 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
| 4. Many in the South don't consider the battle flag a racist symbol. |
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It is a symbol of Southern pride.
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| -NAACP Branch Readies for Confederate Flag Fight |
underpants |
May-27-09 08:05 PM |
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While I agree with the NAACP....people have a right to put whatever racist crap they want on private |
FLAprogressive |
May-27-09 08:11 PM |
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Bingo, and the NAACP can boycott till their hearts content, still wont make me miss the race.. |
vadawg |
May-27-09 08:21 PM |
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When I see that piece a shit flag waved around I think |
tularetom |
May-27-09 08:21 PM |
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Many in the South don't consider the battle flag a racist symbol. |
Old Coot |
May-27-09 08:29 PM |
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It shouldn't be a symbol of pride. |
AtheistCrusader |
May-27-09 08:46 PM |
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to my neighbours its the symbol of their grandfathers etc who fought in the army |
vadawg |
May-27-09 08:50 PM |
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The war's long over. Lots of us had ancestors on both sides. The right gang won |
struggle4progress |
May-28-09 04:14 AM |
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Let's review some post-war history of the Confederate battle-flag/naval-jack as a symbol |
struggle4progress |
May-28-09 04:47 AM |
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Not trying to be rude here but WTF is "Southern pride" |
tularetom |
May-27-09 08:52 PM |
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Pride in what? The war they lost? |
Stellabella |
May-27-09 10:30 PM |
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this is exactly why my neighbours fly their flags, who are you to tell them what to do |
vadawg |
May-27-09 10:38 PM |
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The war is over |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-27-09 10:57 PM |
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anybody who lauds bobby sands telling someone else the wars over to get over it has to be kidding |
vadawg |
May-27-09 11:45 PM |
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Yes, because an oppressed Irish Catholic is totally the same thing as celebrating slavery and racism |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-28-09 06:18 AM |
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O-k... I'm not lauding Bobby Sands... |
LanternWaste |
May-28-09 05:05 PM |
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Neighbors? LOL. Transparent much? |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 04:36 AM |
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not sure why you are scoffing at neighbours, got me confused |
vadawg |
May-28-09 04:46 AM |
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Reasoning like this is why William Tecumseh Sherman is my hero |
AtheistCrusader |
May-28-09 12:13 PM |
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Sherman's March was a thing of beauty |
Tempest |
May-29-09 10:58 AM |
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And bigots. |
Stellabella |
May-28-09 03:30 PM |
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Touche! |
smirkymonkey |
May-29-09 07:51 AM |
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It's racist |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-27-09 10:56 PM |
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Aren't there any Southern black Americans? |
theHandpuppet |
May-27-09 10:58 PM |
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NO.. |
badgervan |
May-28-09 04:02 AM |
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Yeah, we've heard. But those who don't consider that flag a symbol of slavery and treason simply |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 04:31 AM |
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What are they proud of ..TREASON |
Bandit |
May-28-09 07:51 AM |
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They realize that it;'s a symbol of racist Southern pride |
LostinVA |
May-28-09 12:45 PM |
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Like another poster pointed out, |
tabasco |
May-28-09 06:29 PM |
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I think the NAACP should adopt the southern flag-it'll disappear from flag poles and bumpers ASAP!! |
devilgrrl |
May-27-09 08:38 PM |
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We shouldn't be banning symbols in the United States, no matter what their associations are. |
MilesColtrane |
May-27-09 08:45 PM |
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Fine. Let's ban only the flag of treason against the United States and only when it is |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 04:45 AM |
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Why are they bothering with this nonsense when there are so many |
MasonJar |
May-27-09 08:56 PM |
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Because it's easy. Easy to point to to, and probably a good money-maker. |
Seeking Serenity |
May-27-09 09:57 PM |
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And not because it symbolizes a war fought to extend slavery? Huh. |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 06:27 PM |
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The name and mission of the NAACP should tell you why. |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 04:48 AM |
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Free Speech? |
PNutt |
May-27-09 09:26 PM |
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South Carolina.... |
badgervan |
May-28-09 04:11 AM |
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UM, probably all our families fought for causes. What a dumb thing to say on an |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 04:54 AM |
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SC started flying that flag in 1962. And do you know what was happening in SC in the early 1960s? |
struggle4progress |
May-28-09 05:18 AM |
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100th anniversary of the American Civil War |
Thothmes |
May-28-09 05:37 AM |
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So SC suddenly looked up in 1962 & said "Shit! We missed th'centenary o'th'Civil War last year!"??? |
struggle4progress |
May-28-09 06:22 AM |
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That SC flag looks kind of um I don't know...Islamic? |
tularetom |
May-28-09 10:20 AM |
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Excellent point. The revisionist efforts here to, pardon the expression, whitewash, the truth |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 03:21 PM |
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Exactly. |
Stellabella |
May-28-09 03:32 PM |
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Tolerate Intolerance, Racism and Biggotry? |
Blandocyte |
May-28-09 06:28 AM |
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It depends on the cause. |
LanternWaste |
May-28-09 05:13 PM |
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Why don't you fly the WHITE FLAG OF SURRENDER to honor your confederate heritage? |
mitchum |
May-28-09 06:37 PM |
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I find it to be hilarious the date that was chosen to celebrate "Confederate Memorial Day"... |
mitchum |
May-28-09 06:48 PM |
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I'm all for Free Speech except for when it's Hate Speech - which |
smirkymonkey |
May-29-09 08:40 AM |
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Deleted by poster |
smirkymonkey |
May-29-09 08:40 AM |
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Embrace the suck. |
TacticalPeek |
May-27-09 09:58 PM |
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I've never seen a revisionist soapbar before! |
struggle4progress |
May-28-09 07:10 AM |
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Southern rebels were treasonous dogs. |
Ozymanithrax |
May-27-09 10:38 PM |
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lol i take it then the founding fathers were treasonous dogs also |
vadawg |
May-27-09 10:40 PM |
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Are you saying that overthrowing the government is not treason? |
Ozymanithrax |
May-27-09 11:16 PM |
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i guess it depends if you believe the government is the be all and end all |
vadawg |
May-27-09 11:48 PM |
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I don't see government as the be all and end all. |
Ozymanithrax |
May-28-09 12:35 AM |
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No, winning is not the only reason. Please see Reply #35. Thanks. |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 05:01 AM |
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UM, the flag of treason is not the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia. So your state vs. federal |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 05:47 AM |
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Was the aim of the rebels in North America |
Thothmes |
May-28-09 05:53 AM |
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Deciding what a man who's been dead so long would have done in a |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 07:21 AM |
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Dred Scott |
Thothmes |
May-28-09 05:46 PM |
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You dodged the question I said was more significant, but I don't think Dred Scott proves your |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 06:34 PM |
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You brought up overthrowing the Federal government |
Thothmes |
May-28-09 06:09 PM |
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Post 24 is not mine; and your opinion as to what Taney would have done in 1860 IF a case |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 06:38 PM |
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You cannot compare apples and oranges in the name of consistency. The |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 04:59 AM |
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yup, so you think the south was treasonous, and the crown thought the colonists were traitors |
vadawg |
May-28-09 05:03 AM |
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As I said, apples and oranges. Guess you are not very good at American history or analysis, even |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 05:28 AM |
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If the original Union flag was a defacto symbol... |
LanternWaste |
May-28-09 05:21 PM |
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Not even then, really. Neither lobsters nor the crown are comparable to slavery or treason. |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 06:23 PM |
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It's just rude to display that flag, which is a hurtful reminder of lynchings and segregration |
struggle4progress |
May-28-09 05:39 PM |
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Time to shut up your hateful banter. Stop spreading poison. |
laureloak |
May-28-09 12:40 PM |
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Yes, the Confederate flag is a part of history, a shameful one. Leave it there or hear the truth. |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 03:03 PM |
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What ever that means ????? |
laureloak |
May-28-09 04:00 PM |
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The first British colony on this continent was in Virginia, in 1607, 402 years ago. Yet. |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 05:40 AM |
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Actually, it was North Carolina, but your point still stands |
LostinVA |
May-28-09 12:48 PM |
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My source says Jamestown, Virginia, but you're right: that does not affect my point. Was it |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 03:08 PM |
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This is a non-issue that the NAACP is going after . . . |
toopers |
May-28-09 10:27 AM |
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Maybe the NAACP hopes that "going after" the Confederate flag WILL educate the public. After all, |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 03:15 PM |
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Can they ban tube tops too? |
marshall |
May-28-09 05:10 PM |
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Whose "they" and why would they ban tube tops? BTW, who banned the confederate flag again? |
No Elephants |
May-28-09 06:20 PM |
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Whoever is making the rules |
marshall |
May-29-09 07:24 AM |
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