Freep a Poll! (When you see a Confederate flag, what does it mean to you?)

Roanoke.com ^ | 4-12-11 | Roanoke.com

[dynachrome]

When you see a Confederate flag, what does it mean to you?

Symbol of Southern culture

Symbol of enslavement and bigotry

Memorial to fallen soldiers

None of the above

[dynachrome]

With the passage of time, I see it as a memorial now,especially after re-watching Ken Burns' series.

[cripplecreek]

It means there’s gonna be a hell of a party at that house at some point in the future.

Lots of Southern families in southeastern Michigan.

[dynachrome]

Thanks to GopherBroke for this one! (try not to re-fight the war, ok? haha)

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[lastchance]

It means a a rifle rack, a pit bull, bourbon whiskey and NASCAR. Throw in a barefoot pregnant gal and some banjo music and I guess the picture is complete.

Wink.

[edpc]

Makes me think of General Lee.....except the Dodge, not the officer.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Dukes Of Hazzard.

[Celtic Cross]

FReep it, friends of the south!

[pallis]

Southern pride, and there is nothing wrong with that.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

States rights.

[re_nortex]

It means a right to work state where liberty and freedo prevail over the evil of forced unionism.

[TigersEye]

None of the above. It makes me think of the Civil War.

[ColdOne]

States Rights

[04-Bravo]

To me, it means the “Stars and Bars” looked too much like the “Stars and Stripes”, so they needed to design a battle flag that would avoid any confusion.

[SharpRightTurn]

“When you see a Confederate flag, what does it mean to you?”

Opposition to a leviathan, centralized empire.

[TheOldLady]

Symbol of Southern culture
221 (51.64%)

Symbol of enslavement and bigotry
90 (21.03%)

Memorial to fallen soldiers
81 (18.93%)

None of the above
36 (8.41%)

Total Replies : 428

[Reddy]

600,000 dead.

[Ditter]

It makes me think of a stupid war that is still being fought.

[dynachrome]

Lot’s of southerners went north to work for “Mr. Ford” at one time or another.

[Paine in the Neck]

There’s a boat basin at the eastern end of the Cape Cod Canal. There’s a small fishing boat that berths there that flies the Stars and Bars every day. He never seems to get any flack despite the incongruity of the location. Brings a smile to face every time I see it.

[cripplecreek]

A lot of them stayed. I had a linguist tell me he could pick out a southern Michigan accent.

I used to work with a guy named Gator Pruitt. If that ain’t southern I don’t know what is.