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re: I really wish this thread had never got started ...
Posted on 8/18/14 at 1:18 pm to scrooster
Posted on 8/18/14 at 1:18 pm to scrooster
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Was that the Daughters of the Confederacy rally or The Sons of Confederate Veterans rally?
I'm not sure, but they had a pretty big turnout.
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Why should we care how the rest of the country views us? We're South Carolinians.
Two years ago I would've agreed with you. However, since leaving South Carolina and moving to a different part of the country, I've begun to notice just how negatively people view where I come from. It is frustrating to hear that "South Carolina is beautiful but the racism is too much," as if they know how it actually is. Yes, there is racism that exists all over the South, but I truly don't believe it is as bad as they think. It's hard to just ignore it when you hear it over and over again. When pictures like the one I posted go viral, it just furthers their skewed view, but I can't really say it is unjustified.
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I don't think that flag means what you think it means Bluefin ... friend.
Like I said, I am from the South and I don't think the flag inherently means hate, but many, many other people do. It is associated with a dark time in our history and I believe it is insensitive to proudly display something that many people might take offense to. It is regressive and just fuels the rest of the country's desire to shite on the South. I'm proud of where I come from but I just think this is something that has to change.
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 2:14 pm to Bluefin
The responses in this thread are proving my point.
This is not about the flag ... it was made about the flag.
This is about the aggies choosing to hold their yell practice on our Statehouse grounds.
I want to be clear ...
Statehouse grounds ...
CSA Flag ....
Two different things, two different topics, two different meanings, two different issues altogether.
Yet, and this was my point, this continues to be turned into one and the same.
And if any South Carolinian is not well versed enough to counter any outsider's claim that we are overly racist in this state ... then I can't help you. I could, but it would be too much to read for most ... and most don't care.
If that flag came down it wouldn't change the perception brainwashed upon the young masses by the liberal mainstream progressive media and hollywood one iota.
There is obviously so much so many of you do not know about this proud state.
And with regard to the N word ... be honest. Where, and from whom, do you hear the N word used 99% of the time?
This is not about the flag ... it was made about the flag.
This is about the aggies choosing to hold their yell practice on our Statehouse grounds.
I want to be clear ...
Statehouse grounds ...
CSA Flag ....
Two different things, two different topics, two different meanings, two different issues altogether.
Yet, and this was my point, this continues to be turned into one and the same.
And if any South Carolinian is not well versed enough to counter any outsider's claim that we are overly racist in this state ... then I can't help you. I could, but it would be too much to read for most ... and most don't care.
If that flag came down it wouldn't change the perception brainwashed upon the young masses by the liberal mainstream progressive media and hollywood one iota.
There is obviously so much so many of you do not know about this proud state.
And with regard to the N word ... be honest. Where, and from whom, do you hear the N word used 99% of the time?
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