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Gore1FL

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13. Don't get me wrong. I have a 20th Maine Flag mounted on an office wall at work.

Reply to orthoclad (Reply #11)

Sat Aug 13, 2022, 10:01 PM

Aug 2022

An adjacent wall has drawing of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leading that unit in a charge down the slopes of Little Round Top.

I would love to introduce them to that history. I don't want to repurpose the symbols of that history, though. We've seen the damage done when the right has done it.

Where the power comes from, is making the point that the patriotic symbols of our yesteryear and today have always stood for liberalism and social progress.

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We need to fly Union battle flags [View all] orthoclad Aug 2022 OP

Why not just fly the American flag? That's who won. al_liberal Aug 2022 #1

Historical comparison orthoclad Aug 2022 #2

here's the official confederacy flag.. msongs Aug 2022 #3

So true orthoclad Aug 2022 #7

(To the GOP): Thank God you republicans won that war back in the 1860s. keithbvadu2 Aug 2022 #4

The moran got a brain orthoclad Aug 2022 #8

We have to let them know that THIS was the first "Rebel" flag... and it wasn't a loser flag either. mitch96 Aug 2022 #5

I've seen too many Trumpers flying that one orthoclad Aug 2022 #6

Put right across the middle of the flag.."The FIRST Rebel flag" might piss them off.. mitch96 Aug 2022 #9

There were a lot of Union unit flags orthoclad Aug 2022 #16

Nike Drops 'Betsy Ross Flag' Sneaker After Kaepernick Criticizes It Celerity Aug 2022 #12

I was so happy when Nike canceled this mountain grammy Aug 2022 #14

Wow orthoclad Aug 2022 #20

While I get it, I don't like to re-sue symbols of the past for political purposes. Gore1FL Aug 2022 #10

The right has already seized history orthoclad Aug 2022 #11

Don't get me wrong. I have a 20th Maine Flag mounted on an office wall at work. Gore1FL Aug 2022 #13

A lot of symbols are ambiguous orthoclad Aug 2022 #17

The Civil War ended in 1865. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2022 #15

The civil war never ended. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2022 #18

Synchronous thinking ! orthoclad Aug 2022 #21

Tell the South that....They are still fighting it. LakeArenal Aug 2022 #22

It didn't really end orthoclad Aug 2022 #19

Maybe a Union Regimental Battle Flag/Regimental Colors TheRealNorth Aug 2022 #23

That's an idea orthoclad Aug 2022 #24