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Iowa Homeowner Says His Swastika & Confederate Flags Are Not Racist
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:08 pm
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DES MOINES, Iowa - A homeowner living next to an elementary school in Iowa is facing backlash for painting Confederate battle flags and swastikas on pallets around his property. The symbols are clearly visible from the school.
"It's a free country," William Stark said. "I'll put it out there if I want to."
He added that people shouldn't construe the painted pallets as racist.
But Morris Elementary in Des Moines disagreed and released a statement denouncing Stark's display. School officials say the students, who are about 60% nonwhite, see the symbols when arriving and leaving the school and even from the playground.
"They don't know their history, evidently," Stark said. "That's the only reason I can think of that they can think anything bad about it—they don't know their history."
Meg Viola, a school parent, said the swastika is a symbol of white supremacism and is racist, offensive, and disgusting.
"It'd really be nice if they just take the stuff down," Viola said.
But Stark said he has no plans to do so.
City officials labeled his property a nuisance earlier this year.
"What they have posted out there is not teaching our children to be inclusive and to love everyone," Viola said.
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Look, its his property, he can put whatever he wants out. But at least own up to who you are. A fricking swastika? People lost their life fighting to prevent the spread of what that symbol came to represent. But again, he has the right to put it up.
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:10 pm to OweO
Sounds like you don't know your history either.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:11 pm to OweO
Yeah, I'm not big on someone putting a swastika up, no matter the situation. That shite might get his arse whipped.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:11 pm to OweO
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"It's a free country," William Stark said. "I'll put it out there if I want to."
End of argument
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:12 pm to OweO
frick people on both the left and right who do shite like this for attention and reactions.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:14 pm to OweO
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"It's a free country," William Stark said. "I'll put it out there if I want to."
He’s clearly a racist. But this statement from him is all that matters. I think he’s dead wrong in his views. But he has the right to express views that are dead wrong, especially on this own property.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:14 pm to OweO
Slightly on topic.
How badass would Axis and Allies be as a backyard sized game?
I'm jealous of those Settlers of Catan backyard sets.
How badass would Axis and Allies be as a backyard sized game?
I'm jealous of those Settlers of Catan backyard sets.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:15 pm to OweO
I didn’t knew there were OT edgelords in Iowa
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:16 pm to OweO
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"They don't know their history, evidently," Stark said. "That's the only reason I can think of that they can think anything bad about it—they don't know their history."
Pretty crappy reporting to not follow up on this statement.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:16 pm to Wtodd
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"It's a free country," William Stark said. "I'll put it out there if I want to."
End of argument
no argument. government has no right to tell him to take that down.
that being said, i won't shed a tear when that dude has his arse beat and the offending parties are duly punished.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:17 pm to loopback
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Sounds like you don't know your history either.
I know the history of the swastika, it didn't always represent the nazi party. But don't give me that shite about not knowing the history of the swastika.
What do most people think when they see the swastika? And the confederate flag and swastika is associated with white supremacy.
If you are not a racist, you don't do yourself any favors by putting out the swastika along with the confederate flag. That's the perception.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:18 pm to OweO
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People lost their life fighting to prevent the spread of what that symbol came to represent.
So it doesn't matter what it meant before then?
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:18 pm to OweO
They're not.
He may be though.
He may be though.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:20 pm to OweO
Whatever happened to, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" ?
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:20 pm to OweO
If you are flying a Swastika it is, what it is, so don't try to deny it! I have a different feeling about the flag. It was not meant to be a symbol of racism, it was meant to symbolize the south and southern heritage during the Civil War. The problem is that it has been commandeered by hate groups and used as symbol of their beliefs. The problem is that people that want to fly the flag for its intended purpose, don't say anything when something that appears to be so important to them is corrupted.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:22 pm to USMCTIGER1970
The swastika was a symbol before the nazis
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:23 pm to loopback
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Sounds like you don't know your history either.
Wow you watched the Divinci Code!!
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:23 pm to BlackAdam
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Whatever happened to, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" ?
Cultural Marxism
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:24 pm to notsince98
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So it doesn't matter what it meant before then?
Not really
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:25 pm to notsince98
Slightly same topic. The cadets with the circle fingers on gameday now means white power? When I was a kid if you looked you got to take a punch in the arm. People are mad saying it’s racist but I’ve asked and no one will tell me when it started meaning white power. Anyone on here know?
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