Posted on 06/22/2015 3:19:00 PM PDT by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
The American flag was lowered to half-staff at the South Carolina state capitol last week after the deadly church shooting in Charleston, yet the Confederate "battle flag" still flies on the state capitol grounds, outraging South Carolinians and other Americans.
Local politicians and leaders held a joint news conference this morning to call for the Confederate flag, currently flying, by law, at full-staff, to be to be removed entirely from the site, and Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to make a statement on the issue this afternoon.
But though the controversy is focused this week on South Carolina, it is not the only state to have the remnants of the Confederacy in its state symbol.
The Georgia state flag isn't what most Americans commonly recognize as the Confederate flag, but it is is actually based on an earlier version.
That earlier version prominently featured the "Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia," which is the commonly recognized version of the Confederate flag.
The current version was adopted in 2003 after two years of debate over the specifics of the flag, as described in "The New Georgia Encyclopedia". The flag used today is based on the first national flag of the Confederacy (dubbed the "Stars and Bars"), with the Georgia state seal inside the circle of stars and "In God We Trust" written below.
"This legacy did not go unnoticed by African American legislators and others -- but most expressed a willingness to allow this tribute because they did not see it as a symbol widely associated with racist groups," reads "The New Georgia Encyclopedia," which is run through a partnership with groups including the governor's office and the University of Georgia Press.
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They are already after the Ga. flag.
I’m a Good Ol’ Rebel https://youtu.be/YAfHigPsC_s
It is a diversion from the punk’s message - namely that he was radicalized by the farce of trying George Zimmerman for murder.
We should just surrender on this by raising a ALL-WHITE FLAG and making that our new banner.
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Sheesh, you going to change your screen name if another pub wins the nomination?
The NAACP and liberals smell blood in the water. They will go after the flags of the states that incorporate the CBF or St. Andrew’s Cross first. After that they will go after monuments, Stone Mountain, and parks and those named after Confederate leaders. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were to demand disinterment of the former Confederates and remove them from the US. The US Army bases named after Confederate generals are also in danger. Just as Stalin removed the history of Russia, the blacks and liberals wish to do the same and follow the same trajectory of history.
Good grief. The flag didn’t pull the trigger... a crazy person did... in a gun-free zone, no less. What in the world was he thinking bringing a gun into a gun-free zone?
Whats next? Remove crosses from Arlington? Replace Old Glory with a rainbow flag? Folks would have me believe the Confederate Battle Flag is a symbol of hate. They are beginning to say the same thing about the Christian cross and the American Flag and some colleges recently want to ban both on campus. The socialists want to destroy our heritage by denigrating the Confederate Battle Flag and other honored symbols of our past so they can replace it with their version of history rewritten to support their ultimate goal. You and your supporters are being useful idiots.
We’ll never be one people if we don’t have one . That flag should only be The Star And Stripes.
Nikki:
Yer fired....
Don’t ever think of running for public office again...
We’ll never be one people if we don’t have one flag . That flag should only be The Star And Stripes.
The Confederate flag is a symbol of oppression.
I have never flown a Confederate flag but next time I go to town I will see if I can buy one.
I am extremely sad at what is happening to our country and angry about what is being said about my ancestors.
We are not a “people” anymore.
We’re not one people anymore.
I’m far more proud to be a Texan than an American.
America itself has become a disgusting, faggoty freak-show of a nation. No longer the greatness that it once was.
Another week, another progressive crusade.
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