Does the Confederate Flag offend you?

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[poetbdk]

Does the Confederate Flag offend you? http://www.sodahead.com/question/537677/does-the-confederate-flag-offend-you/ I came across this question asked at SodaHead.com that has produced a lively discussion with over 2500 comments. I thought I would post it here at Free Republic and see if it gets a similiar response.

[richmwill]

It doesn’t offend me. What offends me is when moron racist Klan groups use the flag without understanding its true meaning.

[jersey117]

No. It’s part of our history.

[Mr. Right Now]

Lefties are offended by everything they don’t agree with.
That’s there way of repressing anything they don’t like!
Let freedom ring baby!

[Billthedrill]

The Confederate flag doesn't offend me, but people using it to attempt to divide other people do. Forgive a little suspicion but we've had an unprecedented influx of new FReepers attempting to post flame-bait threads and it really sort of makes the rest of us a little suspicious when this sort of thing pops up.

One thing that helps to allay that suspicion is participating in your own thread. Care to comment? What do you think?

[BlueLancer]

"Can anybody else think of a conquored state that has been permitted the privilege of flying its battle standard after the conquest and surrender?"

Vichy France.

Besides which, this flag isn't being flown by the "conquered State". It's being flown by individuals. People can fly any flag that they want, or even create a flag from a non-existent State if they so desire.

I would note that, in many leftist demonstrations, the flag of the old Soviet Union is still displayed. That state also no longer exists and has a longer history of bloodshed and ignomy than the Confederacy ever had.

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[TomOnTheRun]

Mexico. All it’s illegal aliens waving their flags EVERY DAY in this country.

We never conquored Mexico. Mexico still exists as an sovereign nation. I'm sure it annoys you when they do that but it's not the same thing and not an answer to my question.

[AuntB]

“We never conquored Mexico. Mexico still exists as an sovereign nation.”

They exist because we allowed it. They may have been our first mistake.

[jessduntno]

“not an answer to my question.”

What’s the PURPOSE of your question? So far, I have seen nothing from you to respond to that has anything to do with anything but to provoke people...WTF?

[Revelation 911]

fyi - this i something the left will point to when shoepegging the right

why would you post something that would give them the opportunity, noob?

[ALinArleta]

Nope! Flew mine all the last 4th of July for a week. Then I put my Pirate flag back up.

[TomOnTheRun]

Vichy France

Again - not the same thing. They had *A* flag for Vichy France but, on the rare occasions that they participated in the war, they fought under other colors. There seems to be some confusion between a battle standard and a national flag. There are differences. The confederacy had many flags but only the one battle standard. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_flag )

Besides which, this flag isn't being flown by the "conquered State". It's being flown by individuals. People can fly any flag that they want, or even create a flag from a non-existent State if they so desire.

You are correct - I should have said "a conquored state or its citizens".

I would note that, in many leftist demonstrations, the flag of the old Soviet Union is still displayed. That state also no longer exists and has a longer history of bloodshed and ignomy than the Confederacy ever had.

And I think it's exceptionally stupid when they do that. I'm not sure what else you expect me to say.

[sasportas]

No.

I understand that the crossed bars of the battle flag have their roots in the Scots-Irish southern tradition. The St. Andrews flag of old Scotland was crossed bars.

[Revelation 911]

6 posts in a year and then you post and run on a subject that others can point to and say racist

whats the real reason youre here?

[Liberty Valance]

No.

“People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.”

—Harper Lee

[jospehm20]

No.

[TomOnTheRun]

What’s the PURPOSE of your question? So far, I have seen nothing from you to respond to that has anything to do with anything but to provoke people...WTF?

I'm sorry. My responses were not meant to be rude or provocative. I was trying to make my answers direct and informative so that they wouldn't cause problems... I didn't intend for people to think I was being rude to them.

[jessduntno]

“I’m not sure what else you expect me to say.”

Personally, I’d like to have you say goodbye.

[Domandred]

The confederate flag doesn’t offend me at all. It is a symbol of States Rights over Federal control.

What offends me is the white separatist and neo-nazi nutjobs that have co-opted the confederate flag as their own.

[Dacula]

Good point. Hey Revelation 911 your are an undercover agent for the democrat party.

get lost.

[jessduntno]

“I’m sorry. My responses were not meant to be rude or provocative. I was trying to make my answers direct and informative so that they wouldn’t cause problems... I didn’t intend for people to think I was being rude to them.”

Not an answer to my question.