Confederate Battle Flag:Hate or History

[Snowwalker]

I get a real kick out of the sources some folks quote on this forum. Fox news???? Aren't they the same people who confused a banner showing a sex toy in the LGBT parade with an ISIS flag???
Pathetic!!!

No that was CNN> Says right on your link.

[HaroldH]

Sorry---I get the 2 confused. But at least I don't confuse either one with a news org!!

[Snowwalker]

Sorry---I get the 2 confused. But at least I don't confuse either one with a news org!!

Point....1 : 1

But now the CBC says we are more racist then the States.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/racism...ccue-1.2831066

[JoePa]

We are continuing to hear people calling others racist - to a point where I wonder just what is racism - is it stating some facts about some particular race - is it a conclusion one gets from experience - it is the fact that most people want their children to marry someone of their own race - or the desire to mostly associate with people of your own race and culture - if so I guess we all have some racism in us to a certain degree - wouldn't you say -

[Bluebulldog]

Ah...calling someone "racist" or "homophobe"...

The last ditch effort of the Liberal, whining, left, who burdened with guilt, refuses to allow open debate on the subject of rights and freedoms, in the context of persons taking offense to perceived slights.

It is not through one swift action we will see our own rights and freedoms eroded. It will be through a repetitive, series of minor incursions done in the name of "the greater good", by well intentioned idiots.

[trimmer21]

Ah...calling someone "racist" or "homophobe"...

The last ditch effort of the Liberal, whining, left, who burdened with guilt, refuses to allow open debate on the subject of rights and freedoms, in the context of persons taking offense to perceived slights.

It is not through one swift action we will see our own rights and freedoms eroded. It will be through a repetitive, series of minor incursions done in the name of "the greater good", by well intentioned idiots.

Exactly! It's usually used by those Liberal types that find themselves on the untenable,loosing side of a common sense discussion. LOL

[Marker]

It is not through one swift action we will see our own rights and freedoms eroded. It will be through a repetitive, series of minor incursions done in the name of "the greater good", by well intentioned idiots.

^^ well put.

[dutchhunter]

If we believe in free speech and the fact that every one has a right to fight for what thy believe in ,then how can we ban flags or anything for that matter ,,I grew up with the dukes of hazard and the battle flag .one of the best family tv shows ever made and thy are pulling all the reruns from tv what next ...I will fly the battle flag every chance I get ,,yes it means different things to different people so what ,,,,,Dutch

[Oddmott]

I love how folks on this site simply cannot grasp the meaning of the term "ban".

There is no flipping ban!

A proposal has been forwarded that a contentious and questionable flag - revered by some, despised by others - no longer be flown on publicly owned buildings.

How is that a ban? Any ONE can wear it on their clothes, fly it from their yard, sticker it to their car, tattoo it to their forehead if they so choose.

Corporations can continue to use it, produce it, sell it however they see fit. Some just happen to feel that it doesn't hold a place in today's society and have stopped stocking it.

Still not a ban.

FFS.

[dutchhunter]

well if thy do not allow the flag to be flow at government buildings that is a ban ,thy removed them from ebay so that means ebay has banned them ,,.it is all in how you look at it ,nobody said it was a full complete ban but a slow steady removal of are rights ,