GOP throws the Confederate flag under the bus

[Cyrano]

With nine dead black human beings, and their murderer’s photo shown with the Confederate flag, Republicans have realized that they have to distance themselves from the symbol of the flag. But are they distancing themselves from what it stands for?

I don’t think so.

The “good ‘ole boy” GOP is still all in favor of voter ID, “cleansing” voter lists, machines that flip votes, and the (dog whistle) racism from FOX “news,” Limbaugh and all the others that make up the herd of hatred.

If holding onto power means dumping the flag, okay, but don’t expect them to change who and what they are. Getting rid of that “Southern Heritage” rag is nothing more than giving up a symbol that has become too obviously toxic. But look behind the symbol and you’ll still see the same “Southern Strategy Party” that exists in every congressional district of ignorance throughout the country.

Don’t let them fool you. They are still all for the “white power and privilege structure” and getting rid of that flag doesn’t change it.

[randys1]

1. GOP stands for Gigantically Oppressive Pricks..

They oppress minorities and poor people and they get off doing it

[NightWatcher]

2. They're making it so the Dems can't run agains the confederate flag and get the black vote in 2016

Someone up the chain in the gop had a flash of brilliance.... for once

[Vinca]

3. I'm starting to be bothered by the 24/7 flag controversy.

Certainly it's an offensive symbol and has to go, BUT Roof didn't strangle those 9 people with a cloth flag. He used a gun. The gun debate that normally ensues after a mass shooting is missing as a result of the flag debate. Not that it matters, I suppose. Nothing will happen re guns if it didn't happen after Sandy Hook, but it would be nice if the talking heads mentioned it for a second in between laments about the bloody flag.

[Cyrano]

4. Getting rid of that Confederate rag took

another nine deaths, added to the thousands who have already died over the past 150 years since the Civil War. Who knows how many more deaths it will take to get rid of the guns?

And you're right. Sandy Hook didn't change the gun culture. i believe that nothing will happen with guns until the NRA becomes as toxic as the Confederate flag.