^ I have ancestors who fought on the Confederate side but have ZERO interest in flying the flag.

Pride in this...
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/georgia-men-with-confederate-flags-crash-black-childs-birthday-party-threaten-to-kill-yall-nrs/

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Anonymous wrote:Another day- still southern, still proud and the stars and bars is my flag. Old glory too. God Love you.

Sincere question here. I am also Southern and I do not have the same attachment to the stars and bars. What does the flag signify to you and why is it important for you to fly it. Not a setup. Just interested.

Well I do have quite a few ancestors who fought in war. I would feel I shamed my kin if I turned away from that flag. It also has a rebellious dynamic- perhaps akin to the tea part don't tread on me flag. When you feel like saying screw Washington, it resonates. Can make me feel at home in a good way. Has nothing to do - for me- with race, treason or any of these nasty things that Yankees seem to see the flag for. Anyway, that's personal and honest.

Anonymous wrote:Another day- still southern, still proud and the stars and bars is my flag. Old glory too. God Love you.

Sincere question here. I am also Southern and I do not have the same attachment to the stars and bars. What does the flag signify to you and why is it important for you to fly it. Not a setup. Just interested.

Anonymous wrote:Another day- still southern, still proud and the stars and bars is my flag. Old glory too. God Love you.

Still the flag of traitors to our country.

Another day- still southern, still proud and the stars and bars is my flag. Old glory too. God Love you.

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jsteele wrote:I propose that if states want to recognize their heritage by flying the Confederate flag, they should also fly the flags of other ruling states. For instance, Florida and California could hoist the Spanish flag, Texas can proudly fly the Mexican flag, Louisiana can raise the banner of France, Alaska could actually see Russian flags from their flag poles, etc. Anything less would be whitewashing history.

I would say they can if they want to. But should seems to imply that you want that forced on them as a consequence of flying the Confederate flag.

A conservative would want choice.
A liberal seems to want force.

No surprise there.

False - Conservatives don't want "choice" - they want to be able to enjoy their choices while denying others any choice.

Funny, I see that in liberals. Re-read this thread. It's not conservatives demanding flags, statues, etc be taken down and road names be changed.

Good point.

Funny, you fail to see the distinction between private citizens waving the confederate flag and the government doing it on behalf of its citizenry.

+1 The government has no business supporting or condoning symbols of racism, it is unconstitutional.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it okay if I go out and wipe my ass with the Amurican flag before setting it on fire? After all it's just a piece of cloth without symbolic meaning, right?

Sure it's OK, but it does define you as a pig.

Then that means waving the Confederate flag can define someone. As a racist, or a pig, or a racist pig...

If that's your interpretation, then sure. The key point here is you have the gift of free-thought and live in a country where you can express it. When someone physically goes after another for free thought and legal expression of that thought, they are no better.

Who said anything about "physically going after another" for waving a Confederate flag? Or even condoning it?

You are allowed to wave your racist flags and others are allowed to call you a racist for it. Sorry if you don't like being called a racist for waving a racist flag, but tough shit, because it's a factual statement. Free thought and legal expression.

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jsteele wrote:I propose that if states want to recognize their heritage by flying the Confederate flag, they should also fly the flags of other ruling states. For instance, Florida and California could hoist the Spanish flag, Texas can proudly fly the Mexican flag, Louisiana can raise the banner of France, Alaska could actually see Russian flags from their flag poles, etc. Anything less would be whitewashing history.

I would say they can if they want to. But should seems to imply that you want that forced on them as a consequence of flying the Confederate flag.

A conservative would want choice.
A liberal seems to want force.

No surprise there.

False - Conservatives don't want "choice" - they want to be able to enjoy their choices while denying others any choice.

Funny, I see that in liberals. Re-read this thread. It's not conservatives demanding flags, statues, etc be taken down and road names be changed.

Good point.

Funny, you fail to see the distinction between private citizens waving the confederate flag and the government doing it on behalf of its citizenry.

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jsteele wrote:I propose that if states want to recognize their heritage by flying the Confederate flag, they should also fly the flags of other ruling states. For instance, Florida and California could hoist the Spanish flag, Texas can proudly fly the Mexican flag, Louisiana can raise the banner of France, Alaska could actually see Russian flags from their flag poles, etc. Anything less would be whitewashing history.

I would say they can if they want to. But should seems to imply that you want that forced on them as a consequence of flying the Confederate flag.

A conservative would want choice.
A liberal seems to want force.

No surprise there.

False - Conservatives don't want "choice" - they want to be able to enjoy their choices while denying others any choice.

Funny, I see that in liberals. Re-read this thread. It's not conservatives demanding flags, statues, etc be taken down and road names be changed.

Good point.

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jsteele wrote:I propose that if states want to recognize their heritage by flying the Confederate flag, they should also fly the flags of other ruling states. For instance, Florida and California could hoist the Spanish flag, Texas can proudly fly the Mexican flag, Louisiana can raise the banner of France, Alaska could actually see Russian flags from their flag poles, etc. Anything less would be whitewashing history.

I would say they can if they want to. But should seems to imply that you want that forced on them as a consequence of flying the Confederate flag.

A conservative would want choice.
A liberal seems to want force.

No surprise there.

False - Conservatives don't want "choice" - they want to be able to enjoy their choices while denying others any choice.

Funny, I see that in liberals. Re-read this thread. It's not conservatives demanding flags, statues, etc be taken down and road names be changed.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it okay if I go out and wipe my ass with the Amurican flag before setting it on fire? After all it's just a piece of cloth without symbolic meaning, right?

Sure it's OK, but it does define you as a pig.

Then that means waving the Confederate flag can define someone. As a racist, or a pig, or a racist pig...

If that's your interpretation, then sure. The key point here is you have the gift of free-thought and live in a country where you can express it. When someone physically goes after another for free thought and legal expression of that thought, they are no better.

"Heritage, not hate" = BULLSHIT.

Here they are, harrassing a black family having a birthday party...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8fd_1438037283

Stupid is as stupid does... Teen rednecks injured while riding in the back of a Confederate flag flying pickup truck when their little parade to the secessionist traitors ends up in a pile-up...

http://5newsonline.com/2015/07/26/three-teens-injured-at-greenwood-confederate-flag-rally/

Anonymous wrote:Do descendants of British loyalists parade up and down the streets in jacked-up 4x4 Minis flying Union Jack banners to celebrate "heritage" in defiance of Americans who fought against them? No.

Not to undermine your point since I agree with you, but I would totally go see that!