Posted on 06/23/2015 9:34:30 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Cooter from the hit TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard", weighed in on the Confederate flag discussion, saying he will not change a thing with his business and will continue to sell Confederate flags.
The story has been trending nation-wide in light of last week's tragedy in Charleston where nine people were shot and killed inside a church. Since the accused killer, Dylan Roof, was allegedly seen on a web page holding a Confederate flag, the debate over the true meaning of the flag has been thrown into question.
Ben Jones, who played 'Cooter' on The Dukes of Hazzard and currently owns Cooter's Place in Gatlinburg, said the flag's original meaning is not one of hatred and supremacy.
"This is an American symbol of independence, of rebellion, yes, but of a spirit also of a nation a country, a region, the south that pulled itself back up from total destruction," Jones said.
Jones then went deeper and said he despises anyone who doesn't see the flag as a positive symbol of American history and uses the flag as a tool of race superiority. He said his stores will continue to sell the Confederate flag, and Confederate flag merchandise, because he knows his stores represent what the flag truly stands for.
"We're not going to change a thing at Cooter's. Ever. We know who we are, we're good people, we're not racist. We love everybody and we see that symbol as very, very positive. And we despise people who don't. I despise people who use those symbols for racist or white supremacist purposes," Jones said.
LOL
The sheriff is a n*
Stay back or the n* gets it..
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