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The Rude Pundit - Your Support of the Confederate Flag Makes You a Traitor [View all] meegbear Jun 2015 OP

K&R marym625 Jun 2015 #1

Ta-Nehisi Coates today gives a quote that should put that "just our heritage" argument to rest. enough Jun 2015 #2

Coates is a hell of a writer and has a razor-sharp mind. nt hifiguy Jun 2015 #5

Lemme just run that through the Foxinator gratuitous Jun 2015 #11

And there's more HassleCat Jun 2015 #3

big rec Doctor_J Jun 2015 #4

HUGE KNR! joeybee12 Jun 2015 #6

Kick and Rec SoapBox Jun 2015 #7

K&R..... daleanime Jun 2015 #8

I'm proud to say I don't know a single person that thinks that flag is anything but crap. erronis Jun 2015 #9

Agreed. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #71

Powerful words! swilton Jun 2015 #10

Excellent advise Rude 47of74 Jun 2015 #12

It should always, and only, be referred to as the traitor flag from now on on point Jun 2015 #13

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"Dixie Swastika" Duppers Jun 2015 #14

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I call BULLSHIT shellinaya NoMoreRepugs Jun 2015 #19

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For your edification LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #38

Wasn't it also on the Georgia STATE FLAG until recently? arcane1 Jun 2015 #46

Exactly. But the poster "never saw a single one" LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #47

Well, said poster could have been 14 and never left the basement n/t sarge43 Jun 2015 #53

Approved last year sarge43 Jun 2015 #43

Well, at least Texas isn't issuing those vile things. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #65

Do you have a vision impairment? mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #44

Nah, poster only had a lying impairment LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #48

The Confederacy was literally, as in they wrote it out, on paper, founded on slavery.... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #20

I posted South Carolina's secession document today. It's 100% about slavery. arcane1 Jun 2015 #33

State's rights... state's rights... states's rights... Raster Jun 2015 #60

Yah, and there were black slave traders, too.. Big Deal! That was THEN and This is NOW! vkkv Jun 2015 #29

One of the "Six Flags Over Texas" is in-fact the Mexican flag Major Nikon Jun 2015 #49

There is no meaning separate from slavery. They wrote it down and spelled it out. arcane1 Jun 2015 #30

really? Duppers Jun 2015 #42

Gargantuan REC NoMoreRepugs Jun 2015 #16

The adoption by the Klan is what I find offensive One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #17

+1 I find broad-brush applications offensive. Do racists like to display the old dixie flag? jonno99 Jun 2015 #77

Simple minded nonsense AwareOne Jun 2015 #18

The title of your post salimbag Jun 2015 #23

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Good one! mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #45

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The North has had to drag the South kicking and screaming into modernity geek tragedy Jun 2015 #31

Again, simple minded nonsense AwareOne Jun 2015 #37

Try "Lies My Teacher Told Me" and "Lies Across America" for starters. arcane1 Jun 2015 #39

Here's an excellent one to start AwareOne Jun 2015 #50

recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War: arcane1 Jun 2015 #51

There are hundreds of books written about geek tragedy Jun 2015 #58

The only "debate" over the Civil War is from those trying to rewrite history. arcane1 Jun 2015 #34

Bullshit. The difference is that between the late 1600's and 1861 is that the majority of the people LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #36

The confederate flag stands for oppression and injustice toward black people Rex Jun 2015 #40

So you said all that to say keep the confederate flag up? nt brush Jun 2015 #68

You forgot the sarcasm thingy - DIDN'T YOU? LiberalElite Jun 2015 #74

Strawman, no one said the flag made anyone do anything... it's a symbol of hate... that's it uponit7771 Jun 2015 #78

The WHITE FLAG of SURRENDER is the only VALID FLAG for the former Confederate States. vkkv Jun 2015 #26

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #27

Proper use of the Confederate flag: as a garbage bag. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2015 #28

Toilet paper and fire kindling. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #32

Kick and rec! geardaddy Jun 2015 #35

Everytime I've seen the Confederate flag on a person being either in/on a truck or... BlueJazz Jun 2015 #41

Me too. Duppers Jun 2015 #59

Yes. I've spent quite a few years down here and I've come to the sad conclusion > BlueJazz Jun 2015 #62

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #52

The Confederate flag is an eye opener. sulphurdunn Jun 2015 #54

K&R mountain grammy Jun 2015 #55

K&R CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #56

Racism and Guns and Stupid Lazy Voters DrBulldog Jun 2015 #57