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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