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I really don't care how many redneck sharp_stick Jun 2015 #1
I like that! jzola Jun 2015 #2
Well stated..! misterhighwasted Jun 2015 #3
I totaly agree! (nt) paleotn Jun 2015 #7
Agree! In my book flying that POS is like flying the swastika! This country needs to bury the hatred RKP5637 Jun 2015 #55
not just banned from fed contracts but all fed funds wordpix Jul 2015 #92
It should say "pro-racist" rally...... blackspade Jun 2015 #4
Symbols mean different things to different people. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #18
Pictures culled from the internet amounting to a whole lot of nothing. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #22
Well since some people compare the Confederate Battle Flag to the Swastika, perhaps Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #24
The perpetrators of that flag where defeated and tried, LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #29
My point was clear, symbols have different meanings to different people. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #32
This flag predates the Nazi flag LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #47
And the U.S. Flag predates the Confederate Flag Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #79
The United States of America is an evolving/advancing premise. LuvLoogie Jul 2015 #90
And this one means racism to most people who are not either being ironic or self-deluded. 6000eliot Jun 2015 #49
what is this "broader perception" of the Confed flag? wordpix Jul 2015 #93
Please read the entire Washington Post article on this thread, Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #98
I have pictures of NAZi's using the Confederate flag in germany Gore1FL Jun 2015 #31
I have pictures of the KKK flying a U.S. Flag, so what does that mean? Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #33
Means they're Racist Americans lobodons Jun 2015 #36
But does that make the U.S. Flag a racist symbol? n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #38
Only if we allow it to be co-opted. Gore1FL Jun 2015 #44
How does the U.S. stop the KKK from co-opting the U.S. Flag? Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #64
Reply to Uncle Joe post #64. So each state should decide? Missn-Hitch Jun 2015 #72
No the state shouldn't have the power to decide whether a black person can vote or whether Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #77
Good. Missn-Hitch Jun 2015 #80
I agree they should put it to a vote. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #81
By flying it un-stuck in time as the U.S. Flag n/t Gore1FL Jun 2015 #75
You mean like U.S. Flag Lapel pins worn so proudly by the same people Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #78
stuck-in-time vs work-in-progress Gore1FL Jun 2015 #82
As there is no more Confederate Government, the only work in progress Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #83
They may mean it, but that doesn't make them right. Gore1FL Jun 2015 #84
Everything changes and it never stops. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #85
The policies of the never-legal CSA stopped in 1865. I promise. Gore1FL Jun 2015 #88
I never said nor implied that the CSA or its policies should come back, we were talking about Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #89
The fact that some don't understand the meaning... blackspade Jun 2015 #23
Art is in the eye of the beholder and the same holds true for history insofar as Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #25
The symbols of defeated racist nations belong in museums, preserve the history, remember the hate. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #26
Try to wrap your thinking around this, the North and the South were both racist. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #30
Maybe so, but the only people still trying to justify that worthless fucking racist flag SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #34
Symbols mean different things to different people. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #37
The South were a bunch of treasonous losers who fought a war to enslave human beings. 6000eliot Jun 2015 #50
Along with the Nazi Swastika, the Dixie Swastika represents only the symbol of a racist nation that was defeated. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #59
Again, you are missing the point.... blackspade Jun 2015 #40
Government flag waving is not free speech, it is conduct, so said SCOTUS last week. Keep up. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #58
After seeing all of your posts in this thread, I believe you have issues. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #63
We all have issues, but I'm not a racist. Uncle Joe Jun 2015 #65
Um, no. You're trying to stake out a middle ground that doesn't exist. blackspade Jun 2015 #39
Are those pics from the Clayton Bigsby family reunion? Efilroft Sul Jun 2015 #27
Clayton bigsby is one of the funniest things I have ever seen! nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2015 #28
Wow. I busted out. Thanks for that. Missn-Hitch Jun 2015 #73
Pretty sure there's some kind of joke going there. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2015 #53
It really is beyound my comprehesion why they would don the symbol of suppression of Blacks. olegramps Jun 2015 #61
Hear hear. Quite an enigma indeed. Missn-Hitch Jun 2015 #74
I'd use anecdotal evidence to rationalize my bias, too LanternWaste Jul 2015 #97
Real simple solution, just put it to a vote and let the people of the state decide if they cstanleytech Jun 2015 #5
The 14th Amendment is not subject to a vote in the South for a reason. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #45
Lets assume it is a 14th violation. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #56
So you still think keeping that flag should be up to a vote (consisting of a white majority)? nt SunSeeker Jun 2015 #67
Well what do you recommend? Sending in the army to remove the flag? cstanleytech Jun 2015 #68
#1, then if that doesn't work, #2. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #69
Well #1 might not happen, if it doesnt then its #2 or #3 and frankly I think are probably better cstanleytech Jun 2015 #87
What was truly sad is that a black state employee TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #6
White supremacy rally matt819 Jun 2015 #8
Better Headline Time: SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #35
The south will never change ann--- Jun 2015 #9
One of the commenters at the link begins, IDemo Jun 2015 #12
The fact that ann--- Jun 2015 #57
the entire nation did that...it was not just the south noiretextatique Jun 2015 #86
A majority of people??? asiliveandbreathe Jun 2015 #10
racists outing themselves Skittles Jun 2015 #11
Did they manage to get a black guy to join them? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #13
There is nothing noble about that flag. blackspade Jun 2015 #41
These people are mentally disturbed..... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #43
Had this argument today...he says its free speech... Historic NY Jun 2015 #14
It IS free speech and any private person or business can fly it under protection. cosmicone Jun 2015 #17
Wasn't the will of the people kind of taken care of in the Civil War? Their leaders signed a jwirr Jun 2015 #15
Time to lobby corporations to get out of SC cosmicone Jun 2015 #16
Good Idea.. Red1 Jun 2015 #19
Pro-LOSER underpants Jun 2015 #20
All this strife over a symbol. candelista Jun 2015 #21
All this white privilege failing to see the symbol of a failed racist nation is what it is. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #60
What is is a symbol of? treestar Jun 2015 #66
The South shall not rise again. n/t Little Tich Jun 2015 #42
Really. Tell that to Houston, Dallas, Nashville, Birmingham, juajen Jul 2015 #91
Those racists would put African Americans back in chains if they could. nt SunSeeker Jun 2015 #46
...---... Alkene Jun 2015 #48
I wonder how they would like it, if the Yankee flag - not the current one, but Joe Chi Minh Jun 2015 #51
Wow...several DOZEN... Ken Burch Jun 2015 #52
That's the first thing I noticed. So, 36? 48? WhoWoodaKnew Jun 2015 #62
Shelled into the stone age, and still not quite up-to-date. Joe Chi Minh Jun 2015 #54
those PRO CONFEDERATE FLAG LOVERS are full of hate trueblue2007 Jun 2015 #70
who would mate with one of these gargoyles ? olddots Jun 2015 #71
the simplest arguement to make for taking it down HFRN Jun 2015 #76
I think Texas for instance flying the Mexican Flag under the US and Texas flags would provoke hollowdweller Jul 2015 #94
At Vicksburg, Grant gave orders, when He took the Battle! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #95
If the "supporters" believe they have a majority, why did only "dozens" show up at the rally? apnu Jul 2015 #96
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