The United States Marine Corps banned the public display of the Confederate battle flag on Friday.

[Demovictory9]

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/confederate-battle-flag-banned-marine-corps-declares-it-a-threat-to-our-core-values/

The United States Marine Corps banned the public display of the Confederate battle flag on Friday.

“Depictions of the Confederate battle flag are unauthorized in public and work spaces aboard an installation,” the Marine Corps wrote in guidance to the troops.

The ban applies to bumper stickers, clothing and flags among other items.

“The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremist and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps,” the Marines explained.

[roamer65]

1. Now start throwing out the white supermacists.

[Goodheart]

2. Co-opted? Er, no.

Happy for the ban but "co-opted" insinuates that it once had a noble purpose.

Why not tell the actual truth? That flag is a symbol of TREASON caused by RACISM.

[Duppers]

12. Indeed it is!

Anyone displaying it is trash in my opinion.

[LonePirate]

3. How has this not been banned for roughly the past 159 years?

[Hugin]

11. Thanks, I was trying to add up the years.

159... And nothing has changed. *sigh*

[Cha]

4. WOW!!! TY US Marine Corp!

[uponit7771]

5. WTF ?! A flag of treason was OK to display before !? wow !! ... o well, its a start

[RockRaven]

6. The Marine Corps existed during the Civil War. They died fighting the Confederates.

Not many, compared to the Army, but a known number. 148 KIA.

But still it is head-shake-inducing that an emblem of an enemy force was tolerated for so long. I understand why, but FFS...

[dawg day]

7. Gee, about 160 years late...

The willingness of the north to placate the south has look led to a century of official racism.

[C Moon]

8. I'm starting to see less and less support for Trump's views.

Maybe he's finally being seen as a failing politician.

[struggle4progress]

9. Oh, dear! What will Orange Julius Caesar twit?

[maxrandb]

10. He'll pardon the flag n/t