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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I understand that the flag flies - I completely disagree with the fact that it flies and I am a South Carolinian. I think the horrific acts of last night would be denounced by all reasonable people - whether we live in a state that flies that flag or not. I think Jeff should be ashamed for posting something that seems to indicate that people in SC are racists.[/quote]

I don't think you followed the discussion closely. Roof is pictured wearing patches of the Apartheid-era South Africa and Rhodesian flags. A poster suggested that he probably had a Confederate battle flag in his bedroom. I simply pointed out that he just needed the flag that flies over the State Capital. If that makes South Carolinians look racist, they should blame their government, not me.
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Just gross.

The state elected Tim Scott, one of the finest Freshman Senators out there. Good, good man.

The type of behavior you are exhibiting here is troll-like and self-serving.[/quote]

The issue is not the people of South Carolina. The issue is symbolism and what symbols reflect. The Apartheid-era South African and Rhodesian flags are symbols of white domination of black people. Similarly, the Confederate Battle Flag is often -- though admittedly not always -- seen in the same light. The fact that the government of South Carolina flies the Confederate Battle Flag over its state capital is undeniable and I fail to see how pointing that out is "gross" or "troll-like".
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Why should he fly a SC flag? Because he lives in SC? [b]Why not US flag then? He lives in the US[/b].[/quote]

That would be nice.  He's not wearing a US flag, though, is he?  And if you can't follow the discussion of SC and the flag flying over the state house, go ahead and google it.  Then you'll be able to keep up with the discussion. [/quote]

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