Despite mourning, statehouse Confederate battle flag remains at full staff

[jberryhill]

Well, I guess EarlG nailed it:

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150618/PC16/150619374/1006/

The Confederate flag flying at the Statehouse in Columbia became part of the Charleston church massacre story line Thursday after the U.S. and South Carolina flags were lowered in mourning but the rebel banner was left flying at its full height

[blm]

1. Nikki Haley (R-Crocodile Tears, SC)….TAKE DOWN THAT FLAG!!

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. That's just sick.

[MineralMan]

3. The Emblem of Racism.

Pure and simple. That's what it represents. The Civil War was fought to protect slavery and the economic system it supported. Despite the Confederacy's loss and the end of slavery, this vile banner still flies in those states. It is obscene. Someone there should go and cut it down today.

[0rganism]

4. fitting

disgusting, but somehow appropriate

[LanternWaste]

5. How blind does one have to be...

How blind does one have to be before they realize how vulgar and intolerant this de-facto statement really was...?

[jwirr]

6. It is disgusting. This flag if allowed to stay up at all should aways fly below the US flag and the

official SC state flag. If I am not mistaken that is protocol for displaying the flag. Up here where we are close to Canada some of our businesses like to display the Canadian Maple Leaf beside the US flag. It is always display several inches below the US flag. And several have actually been taken down by protesters when the stores ignored the policy.

[gratuitous]

11. It has its own separate (but presumably equal) flagpole

The fact that it has remained at full staff is probably all that need be said about South Carolina. (Side note to South Carolina residents: If you don't care for my blanket characterization of all the people in your state, please feel free to do something about this; I will gladly change my mind.)

[DFW]

15. I'm not from South Carolina

Although one of my grandfathers was born there (he ended up as deputy mayor of New York City, so he didn't stick around).

I do have some friends who live there, though, and NONE of them are in the slightest like Nikki Haley and the Hate Machine (if that inspires some rock group, I hereby withdraw my consent to use the name!).

[BrotherIvan]

7. These people are deranged

[msanthrope]

8. Someone should torch that flag. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. At least taken down

[riderinthestorm]

9. Despicable and shameful nt

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

10. WTF?!! Is this true? Why?!!

[jberryhill]

16. Yes it's true

and we all know why

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

18. And now we'll have to listen to all the BS attempted justifications from racists

who claim they're not. Sickening.

[uponit7771]

13. This flag was co-opted by racial supremacist in the 50s ... just like the sign of Hindu peace was co

...-opted by the Nazis... those symbols mean something

[KamaAina]

14. Say WHAT?!

[jberryhill]

19. Despite mourning, statehouse Confederate battle flag remains at full staff

Well, I guess EarlG nailed it:

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150618/PC16/150619374/1006/

The Confederate flag flying at the Statehouse in Columbia became part of the Charleston church massacre story line Thursday after the U.S. and South Carolina flags were lowered in mourning but the rebel banner was left flying at its full height

[Rex]

17. Some folks desperately want a race war in this country. Domestic terrorists by any other name imo.

The governor there basically said we would 'never know' why these things happen...what a lying sack of shit she is, she KNOWS why.