[nep321]

Has anyone else noticed that there seems to be an increasing appearance of confederate flags around CT? I have seen several stickers on pickup trucks. And...shockingly, there is a large confederate flag covering a window of a building in downtown Middletown, facing the street! It's very visible. What's going on?

[Jpierpont]

Originally Posted by nep321

Has anyone else noticed that there seems to be an increasing appearance of confederate flags around CT? I have seen several stickers on pickup trucks. And...shockingly, there is a large confederate flag covering a window of a building in downtown Middletown, facing the street! It's very visible. What's going on?

Recently in Trumbull I saw a very large Confederate flag on a flag pole, thought it as the oddest thing. I have no idea why anyone in CT would hope the South won.

[Tin Knocker]

I dont think its got anything to do with the south winning, unless you didn't notice that wars been over a long time. I think its just a personal expression of a person of a rebellious nature or one that wishes to be viewed as such. I'v got a friend who's always had one on his front license plate. He always felt it expressed his frustration with an over bearing intrusive state govt.
Theres alot of things in CT a person might find reason to want to express rebellion against or resistance to, especially seeing as we call ourselves the "Constitution state" while regulateing everything under the sun with little respect for individual liberty or rights.

But hey, if folks want to believe its a ressurection of Dixieland I wont stop them.

[kidyankee764]

I know a guy who used to have one on his SUV. It had nothing to do with protesting against the state government, rather just rebellion in general.

That said, I haven't seen one in years.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

I know a guy who used to have one on his SUV. It had nothing to do with protesting against the state government, rather just rebellion in general.

That said, I haven't seen one in years.

I say it's a little of both...well, not much state as federal. One of the big gripes was the Southern state didn't think it the place of the federal government to make their laws. And agree or not they had a point. The federal government has far far far overstepped it's constitutional power and become a monster our founders never intended. They used the "commerce clause" for most of it waaaay beyond what it was intended for. Look up "The wheat case" to get an idea what I'm talking about and some background.

[US-Traveller]

Oh my gosh! The horror of the "confederate flag." There are many people who misuse the "rebel flag" or the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia. I am a lineal decedent of at least two confederate veterans, I choose not to display the rebel flag anymore, but I know many that do as respect to their ancestors. My best advice is not to be offended and rather respect the history of the flag.

[rapking of boston]

Racist people live everywhere .

[googabee]

Originally Posted by rapking of boston

Racist people live everywhere .

I think the interpretation of the flag as being racist or supportive of racism has only developed over the last decade or two. I'm not too old, but growing up, nobody thought the dukes of hazard were racists because of the confederate flag on the general lee. Back in the '80s our former hippy father bought us a go-cart called 'the rebel' which had the confederate flag and a cartoon soldier painted on front. We never considered it had any racial implications at all.

Unfortunately, the rev. Jackson/Sharpton types decided to start attacking the confederate flag as racist a while back and it stuck because so many people jump at the chance to appease them and prove themselves PC or racially sensitive or whatever.

Something similar has happened in recent years with nooses. I'd always associated them with the old west, or any number of other instances they've been used throughout history. Now you'd think they were invented solely to kill black people.

Some people are just looking for any excuse to be offended. For every one of them there's probably 10 who want to prove themselves non-offensive, so it sticks. That's my feeling on it, anyway.

[renovating]

Originally Posted by nep321

Has anyone else noticed that there seems to be an increasing appearance of confederate flags around CT? I have seen several stickers on pickup trucks.

It's the holidays....they are probably visiting from out of town....

Never seen one....

[Lowerdeck]

It's not all that uncommon in Thompson and Webster. I see it at least once every couple of months. But then again, these two towns are New England meets Deep South.