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LOL at people who claim they want to display this flag "to honor my ancestors" Really? What do you do to honor your hundreds of other ancestors? Spend a lot of time or effort on that? You have a little WWI memorial on your car too?

Don't understand your point here. Who is promoting displaying the battle flag to 'honor my ancestors?'

The OP is about the SCV emblem as an option on a GA plate. The SCV is an organization about the sons of confederate veterans. What is more appropriate than having the battle flag as part of their logo? Do you think the SCV is a 'hate' organization?

If so you are just ignorant.

I have not seen anyone defending rednecks flying the battle flag on their jacked up pickup trucks or waving the flag at a KKK rally. If someone is applauding that, please point it out and direct your commentary to them.

What most of us are saying is that honoring the battle flag as a unique part of our national history is not a divisive activity..

And to denigrate the entire populace who honor the service of their CSA soldier ancestors is beyond disgraceful.

I know you like to take the easy way out with your faux outrage over all the slack-jaws waving the battle flag in your face, but I would wager that you are looking for things to vent your pent-up anger over.

My ire is directed at those who want to denigrate a whole population of a unique era in American history - which had to have a 'winning' side and a 'losing' side. Both sides comprised some of the most honorable people this country has ever produced.

I would take any randomly selected 'slack-jawed' confederate soldier to baby-sit my granddaughter over any random selection you would be capable of selecting out of the general population today.

Our moral and ethical outrages now are functions of the words people use rather than what is in their hearts. People were just 'better' back then in terms of honesty, integrity, responsibility, hospitality, compassion, and wholesome work.

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Posted by TigerRad

Columbia, SC

Member since Jan 2007

5354 posts

Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:39 pm to ChineseBandit58

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I know you like to take the easy way out with your faux outrage over all the slack-jaws waving the battle flag in your face, but I would wager that you are looking for things to vent your pent-up anger over.

im not outraged or angry at all

There is a local bbq chain here in Columbia, the owner of which loves to display the battle flag (along with various anti-Lincoln tracts and revisionist civil war literature) in his restaurants. He also happens to be an avowed known racist. Quite a coincidence eh?

The extent of my outrage? - I dont eat there. (the bbq is shitty anyway, ftr)

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And to denigrate the entire populace who honor the service of their CSA soldier ancestors is beyond disgraceful.

OK, then I'm just criticizing the 99% of people who put the flag on their car, motorcycle, tshirt or whatever without a single thought of any honorable soldiers. You and I both know the real reason they love it is because its a thumb in the eye to black people. Cmon, be honest.

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Posted by Thunder

Western by God Vernon Parish

Member since Mar 2006

2421 posts

Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:06 pm to ChineseBandit58

Look i'm an outlaw and a rebel, and i guess a fricking racist because i hate everybody equally by god. If you have a problem with the stars and bars then just by god don't fly it and hate everybody that does. Thats what makes america so beautiful and so strong. Were all different..... get a grip! ......And oh yea, real rebels fly their flags on the back of the barn