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redruddyred

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14. from what I remember, a lot of it was abt us vs them pride

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 07:42 AM

Jun 2015

'them' being the yankees.
time to drop it tho, too many racist connotations.
southerners lie to themselves and say the war wasn't abt slavery. maybe at the beginning.
predictably, everyone with a confederate flag sticker on their bumper is also driving a monster truck and has a couple others abt killing the gay baby whales and libruls. if ur lucky, you can hear their rush limbaugh too.

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Rude Pundit: 'The Confederate flag, in all its forms, represents a defeated nation of racist' [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2015 OP

it is embarrassing that so many low-lifes embrace that digusting flag Skittles Jun 2015 #1

I must remember that line. 'It represents a defeated Nation of bonniebgood Jun 2015 #2

K & R malaise Jun 2015 #3

the only confederate flag that should matter keroro gunsou Jun 2015 #4

amen! Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #8

It also represents the absolute failure of slavery fasttense Jun 2015 #5

my favorite racist parent says redruddyred Jun 2015 #11

You make some good points. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #12

The plunder of slavery continued on into Jim Crow and continues yet today alcibiades_mystery Jun 2015 #19

The failure I was referring to was the failure to win the war they started. fasttense Jun 2015 #23

I have come across some who claim that the Confederate flag honors those who fought for the South Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2015 #6

indeed Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #9

I think Reagan was secretly, ideologically a Nazi. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #13

the republican leadership is effectively fascist if you can get away from the emotional triggers unblock Jun 2015 #15

I agree. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #16

From the bottom of my born and bred southern heart...... paleotn Jun 2015 #7

where is this post? Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #10

I apologize. It's on his Facebook page. Hissyspit Jun 2015 #20

thanks-- I looked on his blog and didn't see it Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #22

from what I remember, a lot of it was abt us vs them pride redruddyred Jun 2015 #14

The South lost the war, but won the propaganda war. Archae Jun 2015 #17

In the mid 50's you would see an occasional Confederate flag bumpersticker randr Jun 2015 #18

Born to lose a very good description fasttense Jun 2015 #24

Hear.Fucking.Hear. Iggo Jun 2015 #21