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Andrew Young weighs in on the Confederate flag debate
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/29436049/young-on-flag ^ | Jun 29, 2015

Posted on 06/30/2015 10:20:39 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com

ATLANTA -

An international civil rights icon and former Atlanta mayor weighs in on the debate the entire country is talking about. FOX 5's Morse Diggs sat down with Ambassador Andrew Young to get his take on the Confederate flag and his answer might surprise you.

He said some people fighting against the flag are more worried about treating the symptoms than treating the illness. Also he is not advocating a tax on the flag.

The former two-term mayor suggested people focus more on the substance of the problems and issues of today and not on a symbol. He said a lesson should have been learned by what happened at the State Capitol. He said supporters of former Governor Roy Barnes won a big state battle but lost the State House.

When looking at the flags that fly at Stone Mountain, it's not hard to miss the presence of the Confederate Flag. For some it's a symbol of past or even present attitudes of intolerance. Andrew young claimed it doesn't answer anything.

"I would never trade the flag for a single job," said Young. "The problems we face don't have anything to do with the flag. The fact is that 93% of black people killed are killed by other black people. So black lives matter. Let us start believing that we matter."

Instead of worrying about Confederate symbols, the man who walked with King recommends we pay attention to the substance of what's taking place right now in 2015.

"The flag is a symbol that means a lot of things to a lot of people when you get to institutions like Washington and Lee University," claimed Young. "I admire that, I admire that. I admire the restoration of southern traditions in Washington and Lee University. The challenge for us is not to wipe out our past history but to learn to live together in the future."

Young also said he will take his cue from the families of the victims of the Charleston church shooting. He said they set the tone about healing and making the community better, not focusing on just trying to get rid of a symbol. He would rather see well intentioned people focus their energy on the real problems of today and not a big divisive flag fight.


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2ndamendment; andrewyoung; banglist; confederateflag; election2016; florida; georgia; jebbush; morsediggs; secondamendment
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1 posted on 06/30/2015 10:20:39 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Yeah I saw this yesterday. What a great interview.

If black lives matter we have to recognize that 93% of black murders are committed by other blacks.

Plus other gems.


2 posted on 06/30/2015 10:24:29 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Andrew Young is a mulatto as white as he is black... like many others in "BLACKFACE"..

He is blackish... not black.. and a parasite on blackness..

3 posted on 06/30/2015 10:25:19 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
"The fact is that 93% of black people killed are killed by other black people. So black lives matter. Let us start believing that we matter." Instead of worrying about Confederate symbols, the man who walked with King recommends we pay attention to the substance of what's taking place right now in 2015.
Thanks UMCRevMom@aol.com.
4 posted on 06/30/2015 10:29:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

He’s right..................


5 posted on 06/30/2015 10:30:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: hosepipe
He is blackish... not black.. and a parasite on blackness..

That's because 'blackness' is a culture. And not a good one either.

He speaks like an American.

6 posted on 06/30/2015 10:35:08 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: hosepipe

Did you even read what he said?


7 posted on 06/30/2015 10:37:37 AM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

“I would never trade the flag for a single job,” said Young. “The problems we face don’t have anything to do with the flag. The fact is that 93% of black people killed are killed by other black people. So black lives matter. Let us start believing that we matter.”

...

Oh my.


8 posted on 06/30/2015 10:39:52 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Another leftist fossil heard from.


9 posted on 06/30/2015 10:41:17 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (madmax)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

And comparing the fossil with modern word, we can see how far the movement has evolved.


10 posted on 06/30/2015 10:44:12 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: hosepipe
Wondering now just how 100% blacks consider the mulatto.

Do they consider mulatto with 1/8 white blood to be WHITE and therefore deserve to be hated or death. Which part of or how much of the Mulatto blood do they hate......going to get pretty confusing it seems.

Seems to be that many can't wait to enter into a Multi racial marriage, they better think this over now. Their white selves may rise up and rebel.

11 posted on 06/30/2015 10:51:03 AM PDT by annieokie
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To: WayneS

YES; I did.. Young has been dealing in rogue blackness all his life..
Makes no difference in the Uni-party..

Where is the mulatto that pimps whiteness?.. i.e. nonexistent..
WHY? is that so.. the answer is UGLY..

People are people.. race is a non-sequitur...


12 posted on 06/30/2015 10:51:56 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: hosepipe

Do you disagree with any of his comments quoted in the article?


13 posted on 06/30/2015 10:54:28 AM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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To: WayneS

Do you disagree with any of his comments quoted in the article?


Not this time(more or less).. He’s a democrat.. therefore EVIL!...
Not only evil but a traitor.. just being a democrat makes you treasonous..

IF you’re NOT EVIL and NOT a Traitor you will NOT be accepted in the (general) black community..

so he is... no matter what he truly believes..
to wit; he has no actual principles worth anything.. -OR-
he wouldn’t even BE A DEMOCRAT..


saying that... there don’t seem to be many republicans worth anything either..


14 posted on 06/30/2015 11:09:47 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: hosepipe

Perhaps he is undergoing a change.


15 posted on 06/30/2015 11:11:02 AM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

This may be the first time I’ve ever agreed with him on anything.


16 posted on 06/30/2015 11:14:49 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Can you remember what America was like in 2004?)
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To: WayneS

Perhaps he is undergoing a change.


Change to RINO?... like we need more RINOs..
(making hand gesture)..


17 posted on 06/30/2015 11:15:26 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: hosepipe

Baby steps, hosepipe, baby steps...

...democrat to rino could be a first step for him towards moderate and then, later, maybe even full-blown ‘conservative’ (or, as the left would call him “Uncle Tom”)

;-)


18 posted on 06/30/2015 11:19:36 AM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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To: WayneS
Dreamer... d;-)~....
19 posted on 06/30/2015 11:23:39 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
"The challenge for us is not to wipe out our past history but to learn to live together in the future."

20 posted on 06/30/2015 11:30:16 AM PDT by Bratch
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