Posted on 06/21/2015 7:04:53 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The battle flag of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, which is the flag most commonly referred to as the Confederate flag, has long been a symbol that divides the country. While its display has always been contentious, renewed anger arose after Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old male who posed with the flag several times in his manifesto, went into Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and murdered nine innocent people over their race.
The furor over the flag was more pronounced due to the fact that it still flew high over South Carolina’s capital, less than a two-hour drive away from the massacre, even as other flags throughout the country were brought to half-staff. In response, activists have pushed for “National Burn the Confederate Flag Day.”
National Burn the Confederate Flag Day
Within days of the Emanuel AME Church massacre, an event page sprang up on Facebook promoting June 27 as National Burn the Confederate Flag Day. The page implores people to flood social media with photos and videos of these burnings:
“This is our day to demonstrate that it is no longer acceptable to fly this flag anywhere. Organize a Confederate flag burning event in your area on Saturday, June 27th, and flood social media with pictures and videos using the hashtags #FeelTheBurn and #TakeItDown “
The furor over the flag still flying over South Carolina hasn’t gone unnoticed, even by Republicans. One South Carolina state representative, Rep. Doug Brannon, has promised to pre-file a bill that will remove the flag from the state capital. He said:
“I had a friend die Wednesday night for no reason other than he was a black man. Senator Pinckney was an incredible human being.”
Senator Clementa Pinckney was a state legislator killed in the Emanuel AME shooting, and he also happened to be the reverend at the church. As was expected, Rep. Brannon received considerable backlash on his Facebook page.
Even Mitt Romney, the man who no longer has to worry about impressing the more bigoted base of his party, said that the flag should come down. He sent out this Tweet on June 20:
Mitt Romney
✔ @MittRomney
Take down the #ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol. To many, it
is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor
#Charleston victims.
10:09 AM - 20 Jun 2015
These are Republicans calling for this symbol of hate to be removed, but activists aren’t waiting this long. In fact, there have already been Confederate flag burnings at places like Independence Mall in Philadelphia. With National Burn the Confederate Flag Day right around the corner, though, it’s highly likely that sporadic reports like the one out of Philadelphia will increase greatly.
The Confederate flag is the flag of racial bigotry. There’s no doubt about it. Need a bit of proof, other than Dylann Roof proudly waving it in pictures before committing his racially-motivated crime? Here, look at this timeline… it’s pretty short.
•May 17, 1954: Supreme Court rules in Brown v Board of Education that schools throughout America must desegregate.
•1956: The Confederate flag is added to Georgia’s state flag under Governor Marvin Griffin, who had said “The rest of the nation is looking to Georgia for the lead in segregation” and that he would protect segregation “come hell or high water.”
The flag is about hate. Period. There may be some who say “It’s our heritage,” but really, what heritage is there to be proud of? The heritage of seceding from the Union in order to keep slaves? And I don’t want to hear the argument that the Civil War wasn’t about slavery, because it was. Southern leaders of the time said so in their own words, so there’s irrefutable proof the Civil War was about slavery.
So on June 27, head outside with your camera and light up a Confederate flag. Show the world that Americans aren’t bigoted or hateful. Show them that the majority of us want the Confederate flag wiped away from existence… but we’ll settle for putting it in a museum.
The “Museum of Treason.”
The “We Got Our Butts Kicked Museum.”
The “These Colors Don’t Run, Oh Wait, They Do… That’s What Surrender Means Museum.”
And I’m not sure if any of those museums exist… but they should. If you’re ready to take part in this great new national holiday, visit the event page here. If you need a quick Confederate flag, check out eBay’s page for them… just try not to buy one from a seller who makes any statement close to “South Will Rise Again.”
So, make June 28 ‘National Raise the Confederate Flag Day’
It’s about an era of Democrat domination too!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah! Stir up more unrest. It’s exactly what the jerk murderer wanted. I refuse to play his game. Why do leftists want to?
Or, The Republicans Took The Confederate Flag Away From The Democrats Day
Because they don’t have reason in their souls; they have hell in their souls.
Unicorns and fairy dust.
Great! Let’s start a race war.
” has long been a symbol that divides the country.
A liberal media divide (in their minds only) that is only a few years old. To them, it is a symbol that separates the world from true peace and utopia. Some people lay awake at night figuring out ways to be stupid. I will get me one and fly it that day.
The devil grinneth.
Am I crazy? Funny how these days with a federal government with nearly absolute power it only takes a little unknown racist Reichstag bitch-boy on meds to “divide the country” that we may surrender our rights and flags for the benefit of all....
They really have their panties in a bunch this time!
I just wish they would candidly trace where the flag has been.
When it has flown over mischief and infamy: there Democrats reigned.
When it has flown over healing and peace: there Republicans reigned.
The Confederate flag is part of our nation’s history. The bravery of the Confederate forces is part of our nation’s history. The deaths of many Confederate troops (including my ancestors) is part of our nation’s history.
Remove the Confederate flag and you might as well remove Martin Luther King - both are parts of our nation’s history!
Wasn’t that the southern democrat flag of the civil war?
June 26th Buy a Confederate Flag Day
June 27th Fly the Confederate Flag to drive a liberal Crazy Day
Trying to drive a wedge between northern and southern conservatives.
I’d happily burn a rainbow flag but don’t want anyone seeing me buy one.
Can they burn the Illinois flag too, four people were already murdered this weekend alone..obviously its the flags fault
So put on a mask and go to your local gay shop, or something
I ain’t going anywhere near a turd burglars boutique.
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