confederate flag removal?

[ram57ta]

So does that mean all of the replica General Lee Chargers out there are going to have to lose the flag on the roof now?

[slow99]

So does that mean all of the replica General Lee Chargers out there are going to have to lose the flag on the roof now?

Only the government ones.

[Tremor14]

So does that mean all of the replica General Lee Chargers out there are going to have to lose the flag on the roof now?

they gotta put it on the bottom rocker

[lowthreeohz]

The flag is flown a lot near my home, seeing as Appomattox is only a couple miles away. They say it's just about their heritage, but I have to wonder why it's only flown in indigent neighborhoods, trailer parks, and in the back of OBS 1500 silverados.

[EW]

Liberal SMFs like to shift blame from deranged mental patients who are taking "medication" to things like guns, flags, etc. However, I do not understand why the confederate flag is still allowed to fly. Would getting rid of the flag end racism? No, but it would eliminate another symbol of the losing side of the civil war which would be a good thing IMO.

[Moose242]

I have always wondered why the battle flag is used instead of the actual flag.

As for taking it down, I really don't care either way.

[71chevellejohn]

I have always wondered why the battle flag is used instead of the actual flag.

As for taking it down, I really don't care either way.

The battle flag is a more racist piece of cloth than the other.

[Moose242]

Not really. It is a question of at what point did people decided it was more symbolic and representative.

[FastFox]

All Mexico, Puerto Rico flags need to come down too.

[Baba Ganoush]

On state property, I can see it being offensive and should probably come down.

To me, it's always signified a love of the southern way of life, anti-yankee-ism of sorts, and a sign of the rebel spirit. It's never signified any hatred or racism to me, but I guess I'm just insensitive. I don't fly it, but I do have an old faded one on the wall in my shop that will stay. I don't give a shit who it offends.

I think it's ok to fly any flag you wish. Just be prepared to defend your position. Mexico lost the war for Texas long ago and lots of good folks died in the process, but you still see that flag flown everywhere, especially in this state. Where's the outrage?

[David]

eBay is banning sales of confederate flag.

[Broncojohnny]

Well eBay needs as much attention as it can get.

[YALE]

Not really. It is a question of at what point did people decided it was more symbolic and representative.

It's convenient that the primary group lamenting the loss of the confederate war effort was the one that decided it meant something else when the original meaning became politically incorrect. Sure, symbols have the meanings people attach to them, but that doesn't mean those meanings are above criticism or scrutiny, or that the people deciding to change their overt meaning without answering for the implied agenda they so recently abandoned have moral high ground to rebut those critics from. Also, when did the meaning switch? Was there a certain point that flying the stars and bars, postbellum, suddenly meant anything except what we all know it means?

[TeeShock]

white crime

[A+]

All Mexico, Puerto Rico flags need to come down too.

^ owns a confederate flag.....

Its not a hate flag it Heritage

lamest shit ever