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Strong majority see Confederate battle flag as symbol of pride, not racism: poll
americanthinker.com ^ | 7/2/2015 | Rick Moran

Posted on 07/02/2015 9:42:01 AM PDT by rktman

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To: rktman

” I’m just drivin’ the wrong way on PC Blvd.”

It’s the only way to drive.


21 posted on 07/02/2015 10:23:36 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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Where were all the people who all of a sudden are 'offended' by the flag a month ago, a year ago, ten years ago, twenty years ago? Yea.....I thought so.
22 posted on 07/02/2015 10:24:28 AM PDT by Envisioning (4.13.15 - That awkward moment in history when 53 million racists became sexists...)
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In fact, a new CNN poll

Wow. CNN is, and their polls are, predominately left wing.
If the left thinks the flag is ok, imagine the total number of people all together who think the radical activists are way over the line.

The only reason the rabid activists are demanding the flag be erased from history is because that flag represents DEMOCRAT history in the south [civil war to keep slavery, fought against civil rights, created the KKK (see "Democrat Senator Robert Byrd - KKK recruiter", and "Strom Thurmond - Racist Democrat Becomes Inclusive Republican" (when he discovered he had and loved a black daughter)].

If they can erase or get people to forget history - they get to rewrite it any way they want and the stupid people will believe it [notice how the left never discuses socialists or communist leaders of the past. Their names and images are suppose to be forgotten, too. That's why even saying the name "Hitler" is politically incorrect and grounds for personal destruction. Those who don't know history won't notice when it's happening to them again (See "NAZI Reeducation camps" and "tolerance training")

23 posted on 07/02/2015 10:30:07 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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Well, we'll see how successful this Leftie effort is to ban the Confederate flag from American culture this weekend at the NASCAR race at the Daytona International Raceway, to be televised on that intolerant NBC no less.

There is a movement afoot by the fans to all bring Confederate flags to the race and push back into the face of NACSAR because they caved so quickly to the cultural Marxism of the politically correct Left. Scrambled so fast to get on board the Ban-the-Confederate-Flag bandwagon, they seemed to forget who their main, hardcore fan base is....southerners, who view the flag, not as racist, but as part of their heritage and history.

Of course, I can't predict what will happen, but living in the South, I can tell you that southerners don't like to be told by these arrogant, elite, liberal snobs, what to do. My guess is that there will be a lot of Confederate flags on display this Sunday at the Daytona Raceway. I'm anxious to see how NASCAR and NBC deals with it.

24 posted on 07/02/2015 10:31:42 AM PDT by HotHunt
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Get the word to NASCAR, they don’t want people bringing the flags to their events......Its been announced in the last few hours.


25 posted on 07/02/2015 10:35:23 AM PDT by Nextrush ( FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, DON'T BE PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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Confederate flags on display this Sunday at the Daytona Raceway. I'm anxious to see...

Let's hope their movement is a success.

The left wing fascism has to stop. The American people desire, and have, a God given right to be free.

26 posted on 07/02/2015 10:39:42 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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Get the word to NASCAR, they don’t want people bringing the flags to their events......

Then maybe the freedom fighters shouldn't bring their bodies or their money to the event either.
It's been getting to PC over the years anyway.

Every dollar spent there is a vote in favor of this type of left wing PC fascism.

27 posted on 07/02/2015 10:46:20 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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It just posted in the forum. Hoping there are thousands of them flying at the race.


28 posted on 07/02/2015 10:49:48 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: concerned about politics

Hear! Hear!


29 posted on 07/02/2015 10:53:31 AM PDT by HotHunt
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Something have to give in this conflict. Big corporations advertise on Fox News and showed their power in refusing to put spots on Glenn Beck’s show.

The corporate elites are the enemies of our freedom and independence as a nation, insisting on political correctness at the cost of Constitutional guarantees like our First Amendment and its protection of free speech and our Tenth Amendment leaving powers over marriage to states etc. etc. etc. Over 300 corporations supported the gay marriage ruling from SCOTUS last week and major corporations pushed Republican governors to cave on religious freedom bills in Arizona last year and Arkansas and Indiana this year.


30 posted on 07/02/2015 10:54:16 AM PDT by Nextrush ( FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, DON'T BE PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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The corporate elites are the enemies of our freedom and independence as a nation, insisting on political correctness

They don't know homos are only 2-3% (if you count prison inmates)of the population. The Luciferian left has been very good at propaganda. They make a lot of noise to make it look like there are more of them.

Who are the people trying to deceive if possible, even the elect? Who are the ones who seek to “deceive the many?” We read many times in the scriptures of false Christ’s, deceitful workers, false prophets, false brethren, deceivers, wolves, false shepherds, false teachers, etc.
It's how the end times come about. "Woe to the inhabitants of the Earth, because Satan has been cast down unto you having great rage, knowing he has but little time."

We know there's more time left, though, because we haven't seen the two prophets yet who give man kind it's final warning (or they're here and haven't been noticed yet).

31 posted on 07/02/2015 11:33:27 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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Because it needs to be reiterated:

Mitch McConnell, Confederate Flag supporter


32 posted on 07/02/2015 11:46:46 AM PDT by Rebelbase ( NASCAR 2015: "Bootlegger to boot licker"--FReeper Crim)
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You’d think that if the Confederate was a legitimate racist symbol the obama administration would adopt it to represent itself.


33 posted on 07/02/2015 3:42:30 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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We really lost the media war here, Some psychopath in Charleston who should have been in a mental hospital with the help of the left wing press managed hijack an historic southern cultural symbol to reflect and sell only their own hateful ideological view of the world.

Contrary to the closed minded protral of theses hateful racist the flag does in fact have a legitimate historical and cultural importance to the south.

The article points out that there are still quite a few people out there who believe in the flag as it is used by many of our best cultural icons from The Dukes of Hazard to Firefly. It isn’t about racism or oppression to everyone but rather anther story about a strong people who fought for their Independence lost then rose again from the ashes of destruction still holding on to a rebel spirit.

I don’t agree with removing the flag from the capital in Columbia That flag which I have personalty seen many times is very clearly associated and attached to a civil War monument and should be left there as a reminder of that war and the southern men who died by the hundreds of thousands(Black and White) to defend their homes.

But our leaders for whatever reason jumped to abandon us, and they should be punished for that. Nobody is safe under a leader willing to blame Paul for Peter’s crime, and furthermore act in hast to do so after a tragity.

A leader willing to act rashly on emotions is dangerous and should not be trusted. This includes not only the RINO’s in South Carolina but across the south.


34 posted on 07/02/2015 4:36:18 PM PDT by Monorprise
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