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ymetca

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33. No outlaw...

Fri Sep 17, 2021, 09:51 PM

Sep 2021

...but just for kicks, try flying a penis flag on your front lawn and see how that goes.

Maybe your personal religion is to worship "The Holy Phallus", and you want to proudly convey such belief to your neighbors, but nope, you can't fly that one!

The reasoning behind such censorship is absurdly "lengthy". Pun intended!

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The Confederate flag needs to be outlawed in this country [View all] FakeNoose Sep 2021 OP

We don't outlaw symbolic speech, even offensive speech. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #1

That may be but the losers flag should not be allowed to fly. dclarston13 Sep 2021 #4

The swastika is not outlawed here, either. tblue37 Sep 2021 #5

Nazi symbols are not illegal or banned. madaboutharry Sep 2021 #6

Swastikas are also legal. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #10

... roamer65 Sep 2021 #16

What's your personal canetoad Sep 2021 #50

My personal feelings don't matter. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #62

Not in Germany dclarston13 Sep 2021 #51

This isn't Germany. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #60

No. n/t Devil Child Sep 2021 #2

The Constitution says otherwise. madaboutharry Sep 2021 #3

Post-war Germany has done just fine with its Nazi bans. roamer65 Sep 2021 #7

Germany doesn't have a First Amendment and a long line of court decisions Ocelot II Sep 2021 #11

It won't be banned here, in reality. roamer65 Sep 2021 #19

that's what stacking the court is for cadoman Sep 2021 #48

This post hurts my heart ripcord Sep 2021 #67

That is great for them, German solutions for unique German problems. Devil Child Sep 2021 #14

I see a huge problem - the First Amendment treestar Sep 2021 #71

Probably not. But that doesn't mean we can't treat flaggers with derision. Hoyt Sep 2021 #8

We can't, but we should ask why people don't also display the ISIS flag ck4829 Sep 2021 #9

What's shockin is some troops displayed the treason flag for years ... WTF ?! uponit7771 Sep 2021 #12

I think people should.be able to fly whatever flag they like, Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #13

Stickers Red Mountain Sep 2021 #15

Why? UnderThisLaw Sep 2021 #17

No. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #18

Actually I prefer it Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #20

Burn that flag. Buzz cook Sep 2021 #21

I was thinking more along the line of wiping one's ass with the stars and bars TheRealNorth Sep 2021 #34

In public? Buzz cook Sep 2021 #68

It absolutely should never be seen. But banning it is too far. First Amendment comes to mind. marble falls Sep 2021 #22

No. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #23

It's a treasonous symbol that has morphed into something else FakeNoose Sep 2021 #25

I guess I was unclear in my wording. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #29

Sorry to hear about your opposition to the constitution. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #24

No. sarisataka Sep 2021 #26

I agree. It represents treason, pure and simple. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #27

Nah, but it should be treated the same as a Nazi flag. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2021 #28

No. Goodheart Sep 2021 #30

What needs to change is the social tolerance of this crap unblock Sep 2021 #31

I totally agree, but it isn't happening FakeNoose Sep 2021 #32

No outlaw... ymetca Sep 2021 #33

Something you need to understand about the United States and the freedom. gladium et scutum Sep 2021 #35

It has become the American Nazi flag. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #36

Indeed colsohlibgal Sep 2021 #37

It doesn't cause violence treestar Sep 2021 #75

No Ka-Dinh Oy Sep 2021 #38

I agree but that pesky First Amendment protects even some symbols of hate speech LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #39

And it helps us identify the idiots and a-holes among us. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #63

Oh hell no Polybius Sep 2021 #40

I say it would be better to shame the living crap out of those who stand by that rag. nt Progressive Jones Sep 2021 #41

Nope. onenote Sep 2021 #42

The point of the First Amendment is to protect unpopular speech StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #43

I don't care about the South rising again FakeNoose Sep 2021 #54

That's still free speech StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #57

This country has needed comprehensive Hate Speech laws for years. jcmaine72 Sep 2021 #44

That's great as long as you're the one deciding what's inciteful and what's not Ex Lurker Sep 2021 #46

This old hat again? jcmaine72 Sep 2021 #49

Until they get the Supreme Court treestar Sep 2021 #72

I'm going to agree with you on that FakeNoose Sep 2021 #55

NO absolutely NOT. nt Raine Sep 2021 #45

nah Skittles Sep 2021 #47

I'm with no. It cannot be flown at by far most places, and that's enough. Hortensis Sep 2021 #52

I'm not sure where you're getting this FakeNoose Sep 2021 #56

It's impossible to do Civil War reenactments without symbols Hortensis Sep 2021 #61

Fuck that. SYFROYH Sep 2021 #53

Also ban books and websites on the Confederacy. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #58

They aren't symbols of white power and white supremacy FakeNoose Sep 2021 #70

I think this is sarcasm treestar Sep 2021 #74

Lol no. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #59

I can remember when democrats fought for free speech ripcord Sep 2021 #64

It's truly sad and more than a bit frightening to see it coming from the left Zeitghost Sep 2021 #66

Since when are white power and white supremacy symbols "free speech"? FakeNoose Sep 2021 #69

That's what you would call it and I would call it treestar Sep 2021 #73

Unpopular speech is protected ripcord Sep 2021 #76

White flags have been used for Surender for pwb Sep 2021 #65

The guilty have been abusing due process way too much in this country Sympthsical Sep 2021 #77

It doesn't need to be banned, Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #78

The answer to speech you disagree with Rob H. Sep 2021 #79