- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
What value does the Confederate battle flag have?
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:20 pm
Like seriously... what are we fighting this for?
35
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:20 pm to stomp
Historical
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:20 pm to stomp
Its not just that
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:23 pm to stomp
They've told us for years they only want to remove confederate statues. In the last week we've seen statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Grant come down. Give the left and inch and they will take a yard.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:23 pm to stomp
It's not about the flag, it's about Control
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:24 pm to stomp
quote:Principles, freedom of speech, the Constitution, American History.
Like seriously... what are we fighting this for?
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:24 pm to stomp
I have zero love for the confederacy or the cause for which that flag flew. However, it does have value as an historical artifact. It's a part of the fabric of this nation--you have to take the good and the bad. It all contributed to the America we know today. Also, from a vexillology standpoint, it has tremendous value.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:24 pm to stomp
quote:
What value does the Confederate battle flag have?
Only as much as the individual (from either side of the argument) looking at it wants to put into it. No more, no less.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:26 pm to stomp
quote:Ask the people it bothers so much. They want to ban it. Their desire to use force... their burden to prove it's value.
What value does the Confederate battle flag have?
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:27 pm to stomp
What symbol can be used to represent the "I'M A REBEL" stand or rebel against he man, I am from the south? Never once did I view this flag as a representation of the desire to own another human being.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:27 pm to stomp
I had ancestors that fought under that flag so it has importance to me but I have relatives that fought under the American flag as well. Both are important to me.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:27 pm to stomp
They are about 80 bucks, at The Dixie General Store.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:29 pm to stomp
The same value as any flag...none...nothing more than a piece of cloth unless you are an emotional twit and then you can get up to all sorts of silliness over a piece of cloth...
I don't get the human need for a flag. It seems to be a common theme amongst all folks that they need a banner but it is just silliness.
I don't get the human need for a flag. It seems to be a common theme amongst all folks that they need a banner but it is just silliness.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:30 pm to tiger7166
quote:
Never once did I view this flag as a representation of the desire to own another human being.
Yet, unfortunately, that is the cause over which it flew. As expressed by several seceding states themselves.
I say "unfortunately," because devoid of all connotations and history, I find the flag extremely aesthetically pleasing. It's a terrific design. Just an unfortunate history attached to it. I don't find it necessary to go around trying to tear down every one I see, though.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:32 pm to stomp
Historically it holds tremendous value but after it was used as a racial standard of oppression in the 1950-early 1960's and it was and should only be shown on specific occasions and for historical perspective.
If I had been King in 1990 I would have put a 50 year moritorium on its display until everyone who had a hand in using it as a measure of oppression would have passed.
Had that happened in twenty years it could have been brought back out and nobody would care plus you would have had 50 billion dollars of money freed up wasted in getting us where we are today still talking about a piece of cloth.
If I had been King in 1990 I would have put a 50 year moritorium on its display until everyone who had a hand in using it as a measure of oppression would have passed.
Had that happened in twenty years it could have been brought back out and nobody would care plus you would have had 50 billion dollars of money freed up wasted in getting us where we are today still talking about a piece of cloth.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:32 pm to stomp
A lot for those of us who have Confederate dead in their past.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:32 pm to stomp
Furthermore, to me it's disrespectful to use curse words in every sentence of speech or song, to butcher the English language, after so many tax dollars have been spent to teach it, to wear a Malcolm X or CHE shirt, with pants hanging down below the arse, but I do not see them as a threats to my freedom or ability to succeed. They are merely stumbling blocks to those that use them.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:33 pm to stomp
I have a serious question
Why is kneeling during the national anthem wrong but flying the battle flag of the Confederacy, which fought the united states not wrong?
I do not think the Mississippi legislature will change it at this point. Weak leadership across the board. A change will not get 60 percent of the people, either.
Mississippi is about to suffer after a decade of great gains.
Why is kneeling during the national anthem wrong but flying the battle flag of the Confederacy, which fought the united states not wrong?
I do not think the Mississippi legislature will change it at this point. Weak leadership across the board. A change will not get 60 percent of the people, either.
Mississippi is about to suffer after a decade of great gains.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:33 pm to stomp
quote:
Like seriously... what are we fighting this for?
Because the Confederate battle flag was just the beginning, not the end. You're being willfully obtuse if you can't understand this.
Posted on 6/22/20 at 5:33 pm to stomp
quote:What value does the Washington Monument have? The Jefferson Memorial? Mount Rushmore? Confederate cemeteries? Union cemeteries? Slave cemeteries? Any cemeteries?
What value does the Confederate battle flag have?
Page 1 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News