Posted on 09/17/2009 8:22:54 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
The Veterans Day parade that will be held in Homestead later this year will be missing one controversial symbol: The Confederate battle flag.
That's because organizers decided to ban the flag from the parade after much back-and-forth debate. For some, the flag is a symbol of Southern pride. But others say it's a symbol of the country's racist past.
Initially, the organizers – the Homestead/ Florida City Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee – had agreed to allow the flag. But they reversed that decision on Wednesday after Jeffrey Wander, the committee chairman, said he sent out emails asking for people's opinions. A majority said he should ban the flag.
I hope this veterans' day parade tanks. Hold an alternative one somewhere else.
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I don’t do parades much anymore, too much PC intrusion.
99% of those Klansmen were Democrats. Maybe even Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) was among them.
Well, they could carry the 1st, 2nd or 3rd National.
“But others say it’s a symbol of the country’s racist past.”
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And Obama and his Administration are a palpable and active sign of the country’s racist PRESENT.
Can we abolish him, too?
The Marxist have this consistent theme of shutting down speech they don’t like. Wonder how many “conservatives” also support this?
Mike
Hmmm . . . I don’t fly the Confederate flag, and I don’t fly the 1860 Union flag. I prefer the 50-state stars and strips, which I fly every day.
Just my own preference.
The Bonnie Blue Flag would probably be better.
99% is probably a low-ball estimate. :)
They need to include this in their parade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjOIFGrYtaE
The Gay Pride flag is welcome but the Southern Pride flag is banned. Typical. Is that homophobic or racsist or anything on my part? Sure don’t want to offend anyone.
NEXT UP: All references to heroic soldiers from WW2 to be banned. Why? Because they smoked cigarettes!
How about this for a compromise. All those veterans that fought for the Confederacy are welcome to carry the Confederate flag in the parade. 8^)
I prefer this one anyway.
Can't go wrong with this one, either.
Good thing that flag never had any slaves working under it..
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