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Thu Mar-30-06 05:32 PM
Response to Reply #34 |
| 37. Well why are you defending this flag???? |
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It's like the nazi swastika...it can't be cleaned up and used again.  We in the north don't hate southerns, we hate racism. And yes there are raciest here in the north too...and guess what, they stick that damn flag on their puck-up trucks. |
| -Confederate Flag: Racism or Heritage? |
harpo |
Mar-30-06 03:22 PM |
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A racist heritage |
Marnieworld |
Mar-30-06 03:23 PM |
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I suppose we must be mirror images of each other. see below |
izzybeans |
Mar-30-06 03:24 PM |
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both posts at the same time too ;) |
harpo |
Mar-30-06 03:28 PM |
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Then call me beans izzy |
Marnieworld |
Mar-30-06 03:29 PM |
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Good point. Those right wing patriots are confederates |
izzybeans |
Mar-30-06 03:34 PM |
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Well, yes |
quaoar |
Mar-30-06 04:46 PM |
#33 |
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sorry, dupe post, self delete (nt) |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 04:12 PM |
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Just what I was thinking. |
FiveGoodMen |
Mar-30-06 05:36 PM |
#38 |
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A heritage of racism. |
izzybeans |
Mar-30-06 03:23 PM |
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Oh because above the Mason Dixon line, there's no heritage of racism |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 04:21 PM |
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At least.. |
sendero |
Mar-31-06 08:24 AM |
#56 |
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I think we're out of popcorn. |
trof |
Mar-31-06 08:31 AM |
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Oh because the question was about the flag |
izzybeans |
Mar-31-06 08:42 AM |
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heritage |
mdmc |
Mar-30-06 03:24 PM |
#4 |
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Which flag? . . . |
Journeyman |
Mar-30-06 03:29 PM |
#7 |
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Confederate Navy Jack... |
harpo |
Mar-30-06 03:33 PM |
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Neither. Sedition and treason. |
MostlyLurks |
Mar-30-06 03:30 PM |
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a guy I know has the flag with the slogan "the south shall rise again" |
harpo |
Mar-30-06 03:45 PM |
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To most northern progressives, yes |
DavidMS |
Mar-30-06 04:36 PM |
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See my post -- #22 |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 04:52 PM |
#35 |
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I Disagree. |
MostlyLurks |
Mar-31-06 08:00 AM |
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Most people I know don't take it seriously enough to be that strong |
rudy23 |
Mar-31-06 09:31 AM |
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I get that. |
MostlyLurks |
Mar-31-06 09:51 AM |
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I'll argue that the flag is not a symbol of treason |
Yupster |
Mar-31-06 09:37 PM |
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Racist. |
Squatch |
Mar-30-06 03:30 PM |
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Both and therein lies the problem... |
hlthe2b |
Mar-30-06 03:32 PM |
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There's a difference between racism and heritage? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Mar-30-06 03:32 PM |
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it's a heritage of racism that it represents |
Neil Lisst |
Mar-30-06 03:33 PM |
#12 |
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Try one of these flags if it's really about "heritage" |
IanDB1 |
Mar-30-06 03:40 PM |
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I like the first two... |
VelmaD |
Mar-30-06 04:16 PM |
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I'm visiting family in South Carolina this summer. Maybe I'll wear one |
IanDB1 |
Mar-30-06 04:22 PM |
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I Think Alot Of Southerners Do Recognize General Sherman's Image... |
The Great Escape |
Mar-31-06 08:31 AM |
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Okay, I know Sherman burned Atlanta. But what's the couch burner reference |
IanDB1 |
Mar-31-06 02:55 PM |
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West Virginia University Students Have Been Known To... |
The Great Escape |
Mar-31-06 09:51 PM |
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False dichotomy |
slackmaster |
Mar-30-06 03:42 PM |
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agreed |
SheepyMcSheepster |
Mar-31-06 09:05 AM |
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It's a traitor flag |
wicket |
Mar-30-06 03:43 PM |
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You got that right |
Fluffdaddy |
Mar-30-06 04:05 PM |
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Why be proud of a loss..... |
avb7 |
Mar-30-06 04:10 PM |
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Two reasons why southerners wouldn't forget the war |
Yupster |
Mar-31-06 09:47 PM |
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The flag makes me very uncomfortable, BUT some southerners |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 04:15 PM |
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Didn't vote |
Beacho |
Mar-30-06 04:19 PM |
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I did not vote because of I have two seperate replies...... |
Joe Fields |
Mar-30-06 04:20 PM |
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It should replace the American Flag... |
mikelewis |
Mar-30-06 04:30 PM |
#28 |
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Both |
Ignacio Upton |
Mar-30-06 04:37 PM |
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Neither. Just treason. n/t |
IselaB |
Mar-30-06 04:38 PM |
#31 |
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Poll Is Missing An Option. It's Both. It's A Symbol Of A Racist Heritage. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Mar-30-06 04:43 PM |
#32 |
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Gee, why can't the Democrats win in the South? |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 04:48 PM |
#34 |
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Well why are you defending this flag???? |
1620rock |
Mar-30-06 05:32 PM |
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I can't defend the flag itself, it makes me ill as a symbol |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 08:08 PM |
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well, the south hasn't exactly run from it |
fishwax |
Apr-01-06 01:06 AM |
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I remember reading some years ago |
eauclaireliberal |
Mar-30-06 06:41 PM |
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You got the flags mixed up... |
Solon |
Mar-30-06 09:01 PM |
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Interesting - I'm trying to find info on this via Google, but no luck so |
kath |
Mar-31-06 10:20 PM |
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I do have doubts about the accuracy of that. |
Nailzberg |
Mar-31-06 10:58 PM |
#106 |
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Eleanor Roosevelt had it right: |
wicket |
Mar-31-06 08:34 AM |
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The South used to be solidly Democratic |
XemaSab |
Mar-31-06 03:04 PM |
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It is both. A symbol of hate and of the heritage of hate |
lastknowngood |
Mar-30-06 05:20 PM |
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Excellent question |
eauclaireliberal |
Mar-30-06 06:12 PM |
#39 |
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To those that said "racist heritage", I'd love to hear all about your |
rudy23 |
Mar-30-06 08:13 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Mar-30-06 09:00 PM |
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You try being prejudged all the time |
rudy23 |
Mar-31-06 08:11 AM |
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This thread is about a flag, not all southerners |
K-W |
Mar-31-06 08:22 AM |
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When someone says I have a racist heritage, it is about Southerners |
rudy23 |
Mar-31-06 09:24 AM |
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No, the thread is about the flag, not you or all Southerners. |
K-W |
Mar-31-06 09:38 AM |
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Do you have a Battle Flag decal on your pickup truck? |
Bridget Burke |
Mar-31-06 10:13 AM |
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poor soul. prejudged because you advocate a symbol of prejudice. |
SlavesandBulldozers |
Mar-31-06 09:36 AM |
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From reading all of your responses, you seem to feel that all southerners |
itzamirakul |
Mar-31-06 10:10 AM |
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I was born and raised in the south |
Pastiche423 |
Mar-31-06 09:52 PM |
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What did the Confederates do that anyone should be proud of? |
951-Riverside |
Mar-30-06 08:18 PM |
#43 |
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Technically, slavery still exists in the 21st Century in the US - |
lynne |
Mar-30-06 08:56 PM |
#46 |
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And the Amendments only apply to those states that ratify them? |
mondo joe |
Mar-31-06 08:25 AM |
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Under Britsh rule? |
Yupster |
Mar-31-06 09:52 PM |
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both |
Blue_Tires |
Mar-30-06 08:46 PM |
#44 |
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False dichotomy |
ZombyWoof |
Mar-30-06 08:56 PM |
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Depends on the context on which it is flown... |
Endangered Specie |
Mar-30-06 08:58 PM |
#47 |
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How many times do we have to beat this dead horse? |
LiviaOlivia |
Mar-30-06 09:03 PM |
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i support the right of southern sympathizers |
jukes |
Mar-31-06 08:21 AM |
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. |
mmonk |
Mar-31-06 08:22 AM |
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Third Choice: A Piece Of Cloth |
ProfessorGAC |
Mar-31-06 08:24 AM |
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There you go trying to be hyper-rational |
slackmaster |
Mar-31-06 09:27 AM |
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Symbolism Is For The Easily Convinced |
ProfessorGAC |
Mar-31-06 09:29 AM |
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Aw jeez, not this shit again. |
QC |
Mar-31-06 08:27 AM |
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Must be a slow news day. |
trof |
Mar-31-06 09:51 AM |
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no matter what |
flblu2 |
Mar-31-06 08:30 AM |
#60 |
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This old thing again? |
Taxloss |
Mar-31-06 08:31 AM |
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Circumcision in the Confederacy |
Yupster |
Mar-31-06 09:54 PM |
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It was the battle flag of a rouge terrorist organization. |
dogfacedboy |
Mar-31-06 08:51 AM |
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A "rouge" terrorist organization??? |
slackmaster |
Mar-31-06 09:26 AM |
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Sorry. I guess my mis-spelling prevented |
dogfacedboy |
Mar-31-06 07:53 PM |
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My thoughts: |
Rockholm |
Mar-31-06 08:51 AM |
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"Dixie" was adopted by the Confederacy.... |
Bridget Burke |
Mar-31-06 10:31 AM |
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The confederate flag |
mmonk |
Mar-31-06 09:00 AM |
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Let's not get too high on our moral horses here... |
tjwash |
Mar-31-06 09:49 AM |
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The rifts began in Congress over new entries |
mmonk |
Apr-01-06 05:20 AM |
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Depends on the person. nt |
MJDuncan1982 |
Mar-31-06 09:54 AM |
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Groan. |
Clark2008 |
Mar-31-06 09:57 AM |
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You'd be amazed how much people hate being assumed to be backwards racists |
rudy23 |
Mar-31-06 10:11 AM |
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Ditto. nt |
MJDuncan1982 |
Mar-31-06 10:32 AM |
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Cragg Hines is a Houston Chronicle columnist. |
Bridget Burke |
Mar-31-06 10:45 AM |
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On Reconstruction |
Yupster |
Mar-31-06 09:59 PM |
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Racism- Saw an awful bumper sticker today- |
Callous Taoboys |
Mar-31-06 10:48 AM |
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I say racism, but SO says heritage. |
ceile |
Mar-31-06 03:08 PM |
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i just never understood what there was to be proud of. |
lies and propaganda |
Mar-31-06 03:13 PM |
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I personally think it's racist |
bigwillq |
Mar-31-06 07:54 PM |
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Historical. n/t |
RoyGBiv |
Mar-31-06 09:44 PM |
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Green. |
frustrated_lefty |
Mar-31-06 09:46 PM |
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Do those who claim "heritage" know other confed flags |
auburnblu |
Mar-31-06 09:49 PM |
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I don't get that? |
Yupster |
Mar-31-06 10:03 PM |
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Most of them ... |
RoyGBiv |
Apr-01-06 01:37 AM |
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Those Who Support The Flag Must Support The Constitution It Defended |
wellst0nev0ter |
Apr-01-06 12:16 AM |
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chalk one up for racism |
sweetheart |
Apr-01-06 05:32 AM |
#111 |
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