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View Poll Results: Is the Gadsden flag racist?
yes 6 4.72%
no 120 94.49%
other 1 0.79%
not sure 0 0%
Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-07-2016, 08:14 AM
 
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Originally Posted by dsjj251 View Post
The argument needs to be clarified


Is the flag itself racist, absolutely not.


Can people who use it be racist, absolutely.

Part of the problem in this discussion and many others is the attempt to dismiss the claims of racism by saying an object itself cant be racist.




This should not even be a discussion.
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:15 AM
 
Location: NW Nevada
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If they're so uneducated, how would they even know what the Gadsden Flag is?

Go to any college campus. Ask the students to describe the Gadsden Flag. Guess what answers you'll get...
Ain't it the sad truth though. Willful ignorance of our history, and a notion that having national pride equates to racism. This us what "educators" are teaching our young people. And not just at college level. It's in our schools ,K to 12 and up. It's beyond shameful.

Our kids are under the impression that US history started in the 1960s. It's hard to find a college level student who can even show a passing knowledge of WW2, other than, maybe, the US was the bad guys, for using the Bomb on the innocent , non aggressive, Japanese Empire. I don't even have any words to cover what passes for education these days...And hearing these SJW clowns crowing about their "higher education" and superior "social conscience" gives me a feeling akin t finding live vermin in an expensive dinner. ***!!!
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:23 AM
 
Location: Alabama
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all i see are angry white males carrying it (uneducated, stupid white males) by the way.

reminds me of the klan and the confederate flag, and how southern whites will pretend they arnt racist for displaying it.
*********, people like you should not be allowed to breed
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:40 AM
 
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Data to back up this claim?
His data is that conservatives like the flag, and he thinks conservative is synomimous with racism.
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:41 AM
 
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And don't forget restroom signs. All the figures are of white people. Racist!
Oh, I thought they were blue people.
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:43 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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It is predominantly used by racists.
Huh? Really? Do you know the history of the Gadsden flag? It's a symbol of American Freedom and Independence. It isn't in the slightest bit racist!
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:44 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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None.
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:46 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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His data is that conservatives like the flag, and he thinks conservative is synomimous with racism.
Most likely. Never mind that it was conservatives (Republicans) that ended slavery! Guess he doesn't know history.
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:53 AM
 
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Ain't it the sad truth though. Willful ignorance of our history, and a notion that having national pride equates to racism. This us what "educators" are teaching our young people. And not just at college level. It's in our schools ,K to 12 and up. It's beyond shameful.

Our kids are under the impression that US history started in the 1960s. It's hard to find a college level student who can even show a passing knowledge of WW2, other than, maybe, the US was the bad guys, for using the Bomb on the innocent , non aggressive, Japanese Empire. I don't even have any words to cover what passes for education these days...And hearing these SJW clowns crowing about their "higher education" and superior "social conscience" gives me a feeling akin t finding live vermin in an expensive dinner. ***!!!
Some of them can't even name the current Vice President, but can name all the Kardashians. I think that's very sad. I don't remember being that ignorant at that age. And I'm not saying all kids today are like that, because I know a lot of young people who are very knowledgeable of current events and history.
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Old 08-07-2016, 08:57 AM
 
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Is the Gadsden flag racist?
The "Don't Tread on Me" Flag just got trod upon – by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The EEOC is investigating whether the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden Flag could be considered a racist symbol in the workplace. In recent years, the yellow flag with its coiled snake has also become a symbol of the Tea Party.


Obama wants it a 'punishable racial crime' to wear this revolutionary war insignia


Is the Gadsden flag racist? | Fox News
Enough of enough
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