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oberliner

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58. I definitely think the flag ought to be removed

Reply to CTBlueboy (Reply #56)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 05:52 PM

Jun 2015

I cannot even fathom that it was allowed to fly there in the first place.

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Why in the world would anyone associate that confederate rag with racism? [View all] struggle4progress Jun 2015 OP

Kick &Rec octoberlib Jun 2015 #1

More Non Racist Shit..... Cryptoad Jun 2015 #52

There you have it. It's an ugly symbol - it needs to go. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #2

I immediately suspect anyone who says it's not a symbol of racism. Hoyt Jun 2015 #3

Sensitive Ted feels misunderstood struggle4progress Jun 2015 #5

Yes Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #18

I had a good buddy in college with one on his wall elias7 Jun 2015 #22

What "other concepts"? chervilant Jun 2015 #27

here's one... lame54 Jun 2015 #40

That's why there's Wikipedia! That symbol's been around for a long time. Beartracks Jun 2015 #42

what does the swastika have to do with the confederate flag? niyad Jun 2015 #53

Whoops. That's what I get for.... Beartracks Jun 2015 #66

Oh come on now, there are many: Stevepol Jun 2015 #43

At this point in our history, chervilant Jun 2015 #65

so what do you see when you look at an American Flag? elias7 Jun 2015 #60

No, no, and no. chervilant Jun 2015 #64

At a minimum it displays a lack of respect for people who have been treated unfairly. Hoyt Jun 2015 #31

Today, that is the dominant meaning among the socially conscious elias7 Jun 2015 #57

Yes, the Confederate flags represent other concepts like fasttense Jun 2015 #38

Just proves that not ann--- Jun 2015 #51

Right, 30 years ago, a high school kid saw this as an anti-authoritarian symbol elias7 Jun 2015 #55

Same here. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #29

K&R n/t handmade34 Jun 2015 #4

at the risk of invoking godwin's law, (then again, the swastika is in one of those pics)... unblock Jun 2015 #6

Nazi social theory was unabashedly racist struggle4progress Jun 2015 #8

lol, yeah, i'm well aware, as i think most here are! unblock Jun 2015 #10

I misunderstood your view struggle4progress Jun 2015 #20

That's some warped fuking logic you got there. Leontius Jun 2015 #13

? unblock Jun 2015 #14

Misunderstood Separation Jun 2015 #39

Please elaborate. Missn-Hitch Jun 2015 #17

Best thread I've seen on this subject today. Sincerest KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #7

K&R..... daleanime Jun 2015 #9

What the hell is with the swastikas? SoapBox Jun 2015 #11

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #12

Point of interest FWIW. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #15

Which makes them stupid racists? U4ikLefty Jun 2015 #25

Not the flags, of course. It's what they do/say under the banner. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #26

The Battle Flag was created to avoid confusion LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2015 #32

They made it as un-American as possible, lest there be any confusion Rose Siding Jun 2015 #45

The Confederate Battle Flag oberliner Jun 2015 #49

Makes me sick to see those turds... Gumboot Jun 2015 #16

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #19

Hate rag. The Dixie Swastika. calimary Jun 2015 #21

Let's keep repeating it, folks, Dixie Swastika. Duppers Jun 2015 #35

I think you meant "Dixie Swastika"? Beartracks Jun 2015 #41

Oh my stupid! Definitely. Duppers Jun 2015 #46

k&r... spanone Jun 2015 #23

K & R.... onecent Jun 2015 #24

For me, it's just an asshole indicator Warpy Jun 2015 #28

Exactly Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #34

Flag must come down now HPXYZ Jun 2015 #30

Potent images. Paka Jun 2015 #33

There is an idiot here in Northern Indiana who proudly displays the Confederate War flag on a pole B Calm Jun 2015 #36

The only proper use of the "Dixie Swastika" is as a toilet. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2015 #37

The South lost the War... Thespian2 Jun 2015 #44

K&R marym625 Jun 2015 #47

kick samsingh Jun 2015 #48

Is the American flag associated with racism as well? oberliner Jun 2015 #50

The flag of the country that wrote in their constitution that black folk are not really people, jtuck004 Jun 2015 #54

Hence the reason the US flag is frequently burned fasttense Jun 2015 #61

question CTBlueboy Jun 2015 #56

I definitely think the flag ought to be removed oberliner Jun 2015 #58

K&R and no comment was needed. nt BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #59

"kinder, gentler" replacement suggestion alterfurz Jun 2015 #62

K&R plus a gazillion. love_katz Jun 2015 #63