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Old 07-05-2015, 03:46 PM
 
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My fellow Republicans, we led a war against the Confederate States of America and rightly smashed it. We showed mercy in victory and got our wayward brethren back into the union, to fly the proper American flag once again.

Why are it's modern principle defenders mostly Republicans? I don't object it on private property or historical sites, but modern government buildings and incorporated into modern state flags?

Come on now.

This puzzles me as a Republican, the very party Lincoln took to national prominence. Can anyone else help explain this?
I don't get it either. Why not fly the Current US flag with pride?
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Old 07-05-2015, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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This puzzles me as a Republican, the very party Lincoln took to national prominence. Can anyone else help explain this?
Freedom. Freedom to choose what flag you want to fly.
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Old 07-05-2015, 03:48 PM
 
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Certain folks just love to play the fool so they can conduct psychological terrorism against blacks. I was just reading some stories on the web about how whites used to physically and psychologically terrorize enslaved people with whippings, beatings and murders. They even whipped pregnant women, on some ocassions to death. Brings to mind that recent incident of a cop pushing a pregnant black body to the ground.

Folks want to play the fool and try to hide their evil racism behind that demon flag. The same mentality that drove whites to mutilate, whip, and kill black bodies back then still exists today. A local talk radio host, who, incidently can be a meally mouthed hateful a-hole at times, admits that the confederate flag became a means of giving the federal gov't the middle finger for enacting civil rights laws.

Maybe motor vehicles and homes displaying the confederate flag will become the target of anti-american terrorists some day. Maybe those who still want to claim their "southern heritage" will mark themselves with a bulls eye - something else suggested by another talk radio host.
The above is NOT psychological/political terrorism against whites and free speech at all .
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Old 07-05-2015, 03:52 PM
 
Location: Texas
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My fellow Republicans, we led a war against the Confederate States of America and rightly smashed it. We showed mercy in victory and got our wayward brethren back into the union, to fly the proper American flag once again.

Why are it's modern principle defenders mostly Republicans? I don't object it on private property or historical sites, but modern government buildings and incorporated into modern state flags?

Come on now.

This puzzles me as a Republican, the very party Lincoln took to national prominence. Can anyone else help explain this?
That's what I don't get. Did we fly Japans flag on government buildings after we defeated them?
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Old 07-05-2015, 03:53 PM
 
Location: NJ
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So some Dems back the flag too??? ..re 'mostly Repubs....."



Do tell us why some Dems back the flag.
Perhaps in honor of KKK official and esteemed Dem senator Byrd?
Any reference to Byrd should be taken down, crossed out and otherwise relegated to the museum basement.
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Old 07-05-2015, 03:57 PM
 
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That's what I don't get. Did we fly Japans flag on government buildings after we defeated them?
We don't but the Japanese may and we don't continue to psychologically/politically/economically beat up the Japanese despite they committed war crimes similar to the Nazis in China and else where.
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Old 07-05-2015, 04:00 PM
 
Location: NJ
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This is A-ok with conservatives when they do it to their own president.

What would really enrage them is if Bibi Netanyahu was greeted with a Nazi flag. Because that's how they roll!

Obama was greeted by Confederate flag supporters when he got to Tennessee
Probabaly arranged by valerie jarrett. Intent to have some pics taken of the beloved prez with confederate flags in the background.
That is a publicity stunt worthy of the Madison ave.
Imagine how that would look in the obama library to foster his legacy as the man who bought the country together. future generations will eat it up.
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Old 07-05-2015, 04:06 PM
 
Location: California
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Certain folks just love to play the fool so they can conduct psychological terrorism against blacks. I was just reading some stories on the web about how whites used to physically and psychologically terrorize enslaved people with whippings, beatings and murders. They even whipped pregnant women, on some ocassions to death. Brings to mind that recent incident of a cop pushing a pregnant black body to the ground.

Folks want to play the fool and try to hide their evil racism behind that demon flag. The same mentality that drove whites to mutilate, whip, and kill black bodies back then still exists today. A local talk radio host, who, incidently can be a meally mouthed hateful a-hole at times, admits that the confederate flag became a means of giving the federal gov't the middle finger for enacting civil rights laws.

Maybe motor vehicles and homes displaying the confederate flag will become the target of anti-american terrorists some day. Maybe those who still want to claim their "southern heritage" will mark themselves with a bulls eye - something else suggested by another talk radio host.
I wonder how the native Americans and the Japanese can put up with the Us flag then? Maybe they just don't play the victim card.
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Old 07-05-2015, 04:17 PM
 
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I wonder how the native Americans and the Japanese can put up with the Us flag then? Maybe they just don't play the victim card.
And some people wonder why others who continuously play the victim card while they themselves victimize others would not be particularly liked.
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Old 07-05-2015, 04:20 PM
 
Location: North Carolina
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Because the issue is not the flag, the issue is proglibs banning! censoring! punishing! free speech. Today it's a historical flag at a state capitol, next it is the Dukes of Hazzard tv show, then it's free political speech about illegal immigration. Give communist an inch and they take a mile.
Come on. It's not as if liberals (more accurately described as non-Republicans) are the only ones censoring things they or their constituents find offensive. John ******** got upset about a partially nude "Spirit of Justice" statute and saw to it that $8,000 was spent on draping it.

USATODAY.com - Justice Department covers partially nude statues

And there's many more examples of censorship that Republicans are behind.

????Why did the last name of the former attorney general get *******ed??????
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