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She has the right but I've noticed that the National Socialist Movement (American Nazi Party) has adopted the flag as their own. How does the OP feel about the ANP adopting the confederate flag as their own? That is the question.
She does have the right if she's not otherwise violating an ordinance, etc.
I'm proud of my Southern heritage too. There's a cemetery in Georgia where half my male ancestors are buried. I own a Confederate flag and a collection of family civil war stuff, including a cavalry sabre that I'm pretty sure wasn't used to chop wood.
I display the sword over my fireplace because it's a family heirloom. Someone gave me the flag ages ago and I never fly it. It's a real one (in the sense that it is not the "battle flag"), most people probably wouldn't recognize it as being a Confederate flag anyway.
I don't need to **** off a bunch of people to celebrate my heritage, so it sits with some other memorabilia in the closet. I don't think that anyone that flies the Stars and Bars is celebrating their "Southern Heritage", I think they are just people who want to start an argument.
They should grow up.
Which version of the flag do you have? version 1 with 7, 9, 11, or 13 stars, 2, the stainless banner, or 3 the blood stained banner?
Even the enduring symbol of an armed insurrection against my Country...
doesn't outweigh the Constitutional rights that the Country is based on.
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Originally Posted by SomeVerySmartGuys
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
What do you think? Why should she not have the right, freedom and liberty to fly it? Why should she be forced to take it down.
Incomprehensible to me.
I absolutely think she should have the right, freedom and liberty! I know no one has the right to take it down. I just find it, a little humorous that after 100 and some years, people still hold on to the same grudges...
I say keep flying sister! As long as she's not meaning it a disrespect, or degrading symbol, I see no problem!
I just wanted to hear what some of ya'll had to say on here. Because the people commenting on the story were all against it and so very upset about the whole idea of the confederate flag! It's nuts!
It is free speech. I don't care if she hung a flag saying "I hate (insert demographic)". But regardless of what southern people think or say, the simple reality is that the confederate flag doesn't represent modern, progressive, tolerant values. Some are fine, but some are also not beneficial. It also doesn't help that the people who fly these flags usually aren't the friendliest, tolerant people (just from my experience).
Someone gave me the flag ages ago and I never fly it. It's a real one (in the sense that it is not the "battle flag"), most people probably wouldn't recognize it as being a Confederate flag anyway.
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correct most would not
Confederate Stars and Bars
The first Confederate national flag, known as the “Stars and Bars,” often proved indistinguishable from the Stars and Stripes in the thick of battle. The battle flag, created in 1861, became the icon of the Confederacy.
even the 'final version' was difficult to distinguish in battle
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