Posted on 06/22/2015 4:25:24 PM PDT by iowamark
If the Confederate flag is a sign of oppression, then so is the US flag, where slavery was legal long before the CSA adopted their flag.
The Tea Party flag to millions is a symbol of racism. The Islamic flag to million is a symbol of racism. So does that mean we should throw the baby out with the bath water? Why is it only the Left that gets to set what is racist and allowed and what is racist and not allowed
If the battle flag is oppressive then so is the US one as it flew when slavery was in the north, it flew over slave ships bringing slaves here, and it certainly flew out west to the Indians who were killed, raped, robbed, and had their lands taken away.
I want both flags flying as all flags have stood for oppression in the minds of some groups
They’re coming for that, too. Mark my words.
Because the media is left wing and millions of people are too dumb to understand that , and the idiots on our side go along with them to think they will be liked and not called a name .
If we want to ban symbols of hate, here’s a good place to start ........
muslim symbols, muslim flags, mosque, etc.
Don’t forget that slavery existed under the British Union Jack from 1619-1776.
IMHO blacks are far too easily offended.
“Once the flag is gone, the left will advance to the next issue then the next issue, etc. They won’t compromise. There is no compromise. There is only conversion or censorship with the left.”
Islam calls this convert or Die. The LW has taken on the Islamic model. Now we know why 85% of US Muslims vote democrat
OK, so now Erick Erickson is a left wing panderer. Freepers are losing their freeping minds defending this thing. I find his statements of the places where this flag is appropriate to be compelling.
The civilian versions of the Confederate battle flag flew only over slave states.
The forces who ended slavery fought under the US flag.
The forces who fought to preserve slavery fought under the Confederate battle flag.
The long history of the US flag as a national flag is varied.
The brief history of the Confederate battle flag as a national flag is uniform.
The significance of the Confederate battle flag is ambiguous: it symbolizes both the generally good and brave men who found themselves fighting for an evil cause, and it also symbolizes the evil cause itself.
Anyone who flies it is automatically and inescapably associated with both.
Hell, the Democrat’s party symbol of the donkey symbolizes intolerance, because there is nothing more intolerant than a lefty. The Democrat Donkey needs to be banned.
Has anybody else noticed that every issue that becomes controversial nowadays is made so by liberals who define the it? Guns: Evil killing machines vs. self defense tools. Abortion: Women’s choice vs. infanticide. Confederate Battle Flag: Symbol of slavery and treason vs. a symbol of states attempting to assert their own rights.
Isn’t it about time we stopped fighting on their ground? Too many people still believe that the War between the States was about slavery when in fact it was more about economic survival for the South. The slavery issue was brought in later - and by the Northern liberals at that!
Well, the Confederates in Missouri who fought with General Sterling Price fought under this flag.
If my ancestors were owned as chattel by the vanquished, perhaps my mileage might vary.
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. Already some blacks are taking videos of themselves stomping on the US flag. It seems the only flag they want is that ugly black/red/green African-something flag.
Just bought one for the front of my truck! Unbelievable that some people’s rights are more important than others?
The South economy's was thriving as never before in 1860.
The Civil War was about sore losers who were mad that an election they thought they were guaranteed to win didn't go their way.
That's literally what happened.
In fact, had the South's economy not been growing like gangbusters, the Confederacy couldn't have put armies in the field that quickly with that much gear.
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