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96. If the "supporters" believe they have a majority, why did only "dozens" show up at the rally?

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 01:25 PM

Jul 2015

We don't need to make fun of them, they do it to themselves.

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Pro-Confederate flag rally held at S.C. Statehouse [View all] IDemo Jun 2015 OP

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