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re: 5 Reasons not to ban the confederate flag
Posted on 6/29/15 at 8:51 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 6/29/15 at 8:51 am to hawgfaninc
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1. The civil war was an American Holocaust
No...not quite right.
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2. The civil war was not about slavery
yes it was. Any dummy who says it was about "states rights"....y'all realize that is usually in reference to a slave owners right to bring his slaves across state lines and still be his property right?
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3. Lincoln was a racist
I think he recognized the potential problems of trying to have slaves and slave owners live peacefully after being freed. Not necessarily racist, IMO, just a realist. I'm sure there was some part of him that was racist, but in the context of time, he was progressive enough to free the slaves.
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4. We don't negotiate with terrorists
What does that have to do with the Confederate flag...something that hasn't been relevant in over 100 years. We don't fly other things that aren't relevant?
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5. America was not built on slavery
Well....slavery was pretty crucial to southern agriculture and the textile industry as our nation was starting out.
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Posted on 6/29/15 at 8:58 am to 5thTiger
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What does that have to do with the Confederate flag...something that hasn't been relevant in over 100 years. We don't fly other things that aren't relevant?
Nobody is flying the confederate flag. It happens to have influenced the state flag of Mississippi, that's been flying for over 100 years. I honestly don't care if we change it or not, but a federal push to change it is pretty silly, and would be an overstep of the federal government's boundaries. Granted, they don't seem to care about those boundaries as of late.
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