re: Let's get one thing straight regarding this confederate flag brouhaha

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by TbirdSpur2010
It's not a simple left vs. right debate. Seen folks on both sides who support flying it and support removing it from political seats respectively, but I also see a lot of folks resorting to lazy partisan narratives. Not calling out this board specifically, just something I've noticed online in response to recent events.

I'm as GOP as they come, but imho, the flag has no place being supported by modern-day political seats of power.

As always, private citizens should be free to fly what they want, be it the battle flag or nazi flags or anything else that's questionable. No skin off my nose.

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Is it then a black white thing?

Young old thing?

Male female thing?

It was time for it to come down .... there will be long term repercussions for many politicians here in SC .... so it is a political thing. But it's deeper and more complicated than all of that.

While my aunt was the keynote speaker on the steps of the statehouse less than two weeks ago .... demanding the flag come down. Her neice, a staunch liberal life long Democrat was enraged by the ceremony and the cheering and cat-calling and Nah Nah Nah Nah hey hey hey goodbye clasdlessness shown by the fricktard out of towners in attendance.

My state has handled all of this with far more dignity and grace than probably any other might have .... but that in and of itself is a catch 22.

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I get offended when Americans in South Texas support Mexico over America with their stupid Mexican Flag. I get offended when the KKK fly the Confederate Flag. I get offended when European right wingers fly Nazi Flags.

These are statements, some personal, political and whatever else, and since I believe in freedom of speech, support their right to spew all the bullshite they want to, but there are places where it doesn't belong. Flying the Confederate Flag, the predominant symbol for racial prejudice in this country for the last 100 years, can be horribly offensive. I know some people don't get that, but whatevz.

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Maybe you should use softer toilet paper if you're so butthurt.

Opposition to these flags gives them power, and by being offended or trying to ban something, you will only encourage it.

Very, very little offends me, because in the end: My offense offers nothing. Their argument will never convince me, and neither will your bitching, pussy attitude about cloth.

Tearing down cultural symbols is part of eliminating social classes. They've taken down their own national flags in Sweden. That'll be happening in the US within 10 years. Teach all the kids everywhere that race doesn't exist, yet whites are the oppressor.

Don't you see? They're getting rid of social classes. This is your dream coming to fruition.

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Tearing down cultural symbols is part of eliminating social classes. They've taken down their own national flags in Sweden. That'll be happening in the US within 10 years. Teach all the kids everywhere that race doesn't exist, yet whites are the oppressor.

Don't you see? They're getting rid of social classes. This is your dream coming to fruition.

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I'm a globalist, opposed to all flags. Banning them, however, is just silly.