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arely staircase

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140. yeah Brookshire
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 09:37 PM
Oct 2013

The world is now small. East Texas has always been so. In these days of social medi ET is now microscopic with everyone all up in everyone esle' s business. As you can imagine. But there are lots of good people here and the smallness does have its advantages from time to time.

the confederate flag [View all] arely staircase Oct 2013 OP
The confederate flag stands for evil IMO. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #1
A lot of people in the south don't want to admit the evil of slavery Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #3
that's why they call it the War of Northern Aggression... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #4
Anyone who uses that term un-ironically is full of shit, anyway. Aristus Oct 2013 #14
I'm going to give you a chance to clarify before I alert. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #29
Cool the itchy trigger finger, hero. Aristus Oct 2013 #33
Apparently, not too itchy or I'd have been here sooner. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #147
Great response LukeFL Oct 2013 #150
You seem concerned! stonecutter357 Oct 2013 #118
Hey, Alabama! Fawke Em Oct 2013 #146
Why will you alert? LukeFL Oct 2013 #149
That's what I call the late uncivil war bluemarkers Oct 2013 #42
+1000 (from someone born and raised in the south) Tom Ripley Oct 2013 #116
1+ pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #127
I agree and my forefathers faught under it arely staircase Oct 2013 #7
How long has your family been in Texas? I have family that has been in NY since the 1670's. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #12
since the 1870s arely staircase Oct 2013 #19
Cool. The last to get here was my Great Grandparents on my mother's side that came from Italy. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #20
well in addition to our scots-irish (redneck) roots arely staircase Oct 2013 #27
My mothers parents got married in the 40's and to some people irish/itialian marriages were taboo hrmjustin Oct 2013 #28
mexican-anglo/celtic "white" marriages have strangely arely staircase Oct 2013 #41
Mixed marriages of all races is very common here in Brooklyn now. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #43
Thank you for pointing that out. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #30
yep. what really bugs me arely staircase Oct 2013 #34
+$1 lunasun Oct 2013 #94
Like ALL Wars, the Civil War was fought by the Working Class Peasants to enrich the 1%. bvar22 Oct 2013 #126
SMEDLEY nikto Oct 2013 #138
The Confederate Flag is... nikto Oct 2013 #132
It should have been banned just as the Nazi swastika was. Dawson Leery Oct 2013 #2
It should be banned because it is the Battle Flag of a defeated VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #5
Ironically, that's what makes America great davidn3600 Oct 2013 #31
+1 onenote Oct 2013 #54
Along with "Free Speech" zones? N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2013 #111
When was Sgent Oct 2013 #59
The First Amendment is a bigger "fuck you" to Nazis than banning a symbol ever could be. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #83
+1 LAGC Oct 2013 #123
I am happier with it not being banned. whopis01 Oct 2013 #114
That cursed yellow snake flag is similarly a symbol of hatred. Hoyt Oct 2013 #6
4 years of Teahadist taint does not erase ~250 years of American historical significance. DRoseDARs Oct 2013 #38
THANK YOU! . . . .n/t annabanana Oct 2013 #89
Don't know the history of the Gadsden flag, do you? hack89 Oct 2013 #45
That's nice, but it's been usurped by bigoted, gun loving, right wingers. Hoyt Oct 2013 #52
I don't associate with RW bigots so I wouldn't know. hack89 Oct 2013 #53
Well, look at who is waving that flag nowadays. Simple enough. Hoyt Oct 2013 #68
I understand. hack89 Oct 2013 #87
OK. There are also those who tell us the confederate flag was used by Jesus or some such junk. Hoyt Oct 2013 #88
OK, enough: They also wave the US flag, therefore its a racist symbol too. DRoseDARs Oct 2013 #90
When they wave it, it is, especially when along side the confederate and Gadsden flags. Hoyt Oct 2013 #91
"When they wave it, it is, especially when along side the confederate and Gadsden flags." DRoseDARs Oct 2013 #93
you lost the debate with that one. TeamPooka Oct 2013 #105
I have to give another DUer credit for pointing this one out. . . . . . . Hoyt Oct 2013 #120
I think what Hoyt meant Gore1FL Oct 2013 #98
I'll be sure to let the Navy personnel know that their patch is offensive... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #84
LOL. Those asses carrying the flag in those photos ain't Navy. Hoyt Oct 2013 #85
They try to hide it and try to make other voters accept them. But some of their bluestate10 Oct 2013 #8
It lives on as an ensign of the Teahad...rebelliousness, just like the Gadsden flag HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #9
I live in the Deep South North Carolina Knigh Oct 2013 #10
so do I arely staircase Oct 2013 #16
I'm sorry; did I read that wrong? Aristus Oct 2013 #18
I dont think it deserves any place of official honor. arely staircase Oct 2013 #21
I agree. Aristus Oct 2013 #22
The original is already there, waiting for its devotees to join it. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #35
There are Confederate cemeteries in the South Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #78
wrong wrong wrong LittleGirl Oct 2013 #95
That's your opinion Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #129
Fly the current 50 Star US on Top LittleGirl Oct 2013 #134
uh, maybe arely staircase Oct 2013 #136
thanks for your thoughts LittleGirl Oct 2013 #143
May I suggest that you take a trip to your mother's home state, Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #137
she came from NW LittleGirl Oct 2013 #144
Visiting the Pea Ridge battlefield can be an enlightening experience Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #145
welcome to DU-- WHY should that flag be flown anywhere, especially "certain government buildings niyad Oct 2013 #62
WTF? Why fly the flag of a defeated traitorous people who fought to keep slavery? Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #96
Recently went to S Carolina for 2 weeks and never saw a CF or decal the entire time. grantcart Oct 2013 #11
same in east texas arely staircase Oct 2013 #17
I understand, just interesting how it seems to have faded in some areas. grantcart Oct 2013 #24
Where in east Texas? rppper Oct 2013 #125
without giving too much personal info arely staircase Oct 2013 #130
Gotcha..... rppper Oct 2013 #139
yeah Brookshire arely staircase Oct 2013 #140
I miss home a lot... rppper Oct 2013 #141
I've seen it more and more here in California Lordquinton Oct 2013 #44
Leave it to teabaggers palin and cruz to Cha Oct 2013 #48
Yes, you pegged it. It was a Klan rally. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #74
My neighbor has one on the bumper of his car. progressoid Oct 2013 #71
Well said, arely Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #13
thank you nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #23
all it is now is a symbol of racism Skittles Oct 2013 #15
There's a better use for it. . .as a toilet. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #25
The new GOP is all about slavery. Turbineguy Oct 2013 #26
Yep obxhead Oct 2013 #32
...is flown by racist fucks. Iggo Oct 2013 #36
It was nothing but a Klan rally today. Viva the Union, arely! thank you!.. Cha Oct 2013 #37
+ 1 arely staircase Oct 2013 #46
Regardless, it is part of the history of this country, and so is the racism that also occurred in lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #39
right on arely staircase Oct 2013 #47
I know lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #64
that is very true noiretextatique Oct 2013 #65
history is history, that is true lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #67
One place that I can think of they didn't/aren't losing is breaking unions. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #40
Here's the picket sign I made for a newspaper strike my Teamster union participated in: NBachers Oct 2013 #63
Yeah scabs were a major problem in strikes. They also work for a lot less money......... 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #73
I'm not from the South, but... DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #49
Boy did those KKK recruiters pick the wrong guy! Brigid Oct 2013 #100
They certainly did! DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #106
The Confederate flag is a Jim Crow, Pro-Racist flag, for sure. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #50
R#51 & K for, who are you "arely staircase' and why do I agree with you so much? n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #51
The public is with us. Which is why this is considered to be hilarious... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #55
Good post, thanks. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #56
That flag is so offensive gopiscrap Oct 2013 #57
My g g gf immigrated to the US, fought in the Civil War in the US Navy. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #58
As a Kentuckian, I will no longer tolerate the assholes waving around symbols of hatred BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #60
amen arely staircase Oct 2013 #61
You are far more polite than I am. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #69
today's disgraceful display of that flag noiretextatique Oct 2013 #66
They gotta go home and get their robes and hoods first. Brigid Oct 2013 #103
they've traded the hoods and robes noiretextatique Oct 2013 #124
Isn't that kind of what Paula Deen tried to argue? Brigid Oct 2013 #102
Fly this flag instead! theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #70
I live in Southeastern PA, and on a very convenient route to and from my homeo Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #72
Our Union Forever flamingdem Oct 2013 #75
Honestly I wasn't offended by the loser waving the confederate flag; Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #76
The confederate flag's design quinnox Oct 2013 #77
How do you feel about the guillotine's design? Lex Oct 2013 #92
YAY! vlakitti Oct 2013 #99
It's historically wrong, too Recursion Oct 2013 #79
This is ... Kablooie Oct 2013 #80
I really wish they would've banned it before allowing the Southern States back in. dballance Oct 2013 #81
One could also say the same about the Flag of Texas too MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #82
yeah except Texas still exists and hasn't had slavery for most of its existence arely staircase Oct 2013 #133
It's not even the confederate flag Scootaloo Oct 2013 #86
IIRC from high school LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #107
Now a symbol of a futile struggle against progress... (nt) ehrnst Oct 2013 #97
The Standard of losers, traitors, and people who can't let go of the past or their special rights ck4829 Oct 2013 #101
You might want to think about changing your avatar, there Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #104
The confederate flag LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #108
Godwin's Law 2.0 Roland99 Oct 2013 #109
Wave it saying this worked out so well before. nt caseymoz Oct 2013 #110
It is THE American symbol of hatred and insurrection. Avalux Oct 2013 #112
I think slaveocracy is an inappropriate term whopis01 Oct 2013 #113
The white flag of surrender should be the banner of southern "heritage"... Tom Ripley Oct 2013 #115
"Slaveocracy" is a term that is self-contradictory. It would be better to use a different neologism. xocet Oct 2013 #117
ah. I guess it would seem to imply a system in which the slaves are in charge. arely staircase Oct 2013 #131
That is a good question... xocet Oct 2013 #148
The Confederate flag just needs to go. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #119
stars and bars frog64 Oct 2013 #121
Nothing like a Confederate flag to bring people together, I say. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #122
To use some southern terminology, Fuckin' A JP. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #128
Thanks for the uplifting post. zinnisking Oct 2013 #135
thank you nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #142
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