Minnesota rebel flags: why "heritage not hate" is BS

really? its like 2 posts down

Could it possibly mean different things to different people?


Ever thought of that

I know. I'm building off of that thread. It was too limited in scope

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Could it possibly mean different things to different people? Ever thought of that

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So why do y'all have a problem with citizens burning the American flag?

Has nothing to do with racist flags. NWA is tolerant and for all walmart shoppers

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So why do y'all have a problem with citizens burning the American flag?

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The American Flag only has one meaning. Freedom that husbands, sons, mothers, and fathers have died protecting. Just because some idiot with a piece of cloth does something stupid you instantly point to racism. smh.

Sorry but you can't stop me in my fight against intolerance

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 AA boy

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Please show respect and keep the alcoholic anonymous

I don't know what that kid thinks, or what you're trying to say, but my thoughts are...


99% of people that do, or want to fly the Confederate battle flag in the year 2015, are racist.

I went to a high school where our mascot was the Rebels, so we argued (correctly, often) that it was a symbol representing our school. Maybe so. (And we liked that it ruffled feathers.)

Who, but a racist, wants to fly a flag that was a battle flag 150 years ago? What exactly are you trying to remind us of?

Yes, I am often a racist. No, I don't fly the stars and bars.

Illegal? Certainly not, but we all know it's meaning these days.

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Now I don't know all the details

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Then you really aren't expecting any answers from those you are posing the question to, as much as making an idiotic political statement surrounding events that you admittedly know little about. Gotcha.

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I thought this was supposed to just be a nice symbol of heritage and honoring our southern roots..

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For some it is, and nothing more. For some it is a virulent symbol of racism, lynchings, and overt hatred of others.

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Could it actually be just a symbol of backwoods ideology and 19th century thinking?

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Certainly. It can mean anything to anyone.

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I say yes and hope the sons of the confederacy here will see the light.

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See the light? As in, recognize that the Bill of Rights explicitly states that as Americans we have the right of free speech? And consequently those who are offended by free speech, be they white, black, red, yellow, or brown can summarily go frick themselves?

Any symbol in the world may be found offensive to some other group. Old Glory itself is offensive to many in this country. Something you may want to consider before you skin up your knees in the rush to fellate those who seem perpetually offended by something.