a simple question to ask the "the confederate flag is about heritage, not racism" crowd:

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why are all of you white?

[daleanime]

1. uh......

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Heritage?

[Hoyt]

2. Yep. Heritage of hate, ignorance, and racism.

[hollysmom]

3. I think there is a better question

like why not fly the flag of the confederacy instead of the battle flag of the north Virginia Army. Bet they won't know what you talk about.

[Historic NY]

5. Exactly said that today.....why not fly the Bonnie Blue...

or better yet the flag why they each first became a state. Your right about being clueless.

[pnwmom]

9. Why not fly the Magnolia flag? Even older than the Bonnie Blue. n/t

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Look up a guy named Mychael Massie

He's the the Reich wing's new black hero.

[pamela]

7. The Onion had an article today that reminded me of him...

http://www.theonion.com/article/black-man-support-confederate-flag-triples-his-med-50727

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15. yeah, there are always exceptions to the rule.

there were even jews who supported the nazis, go figure.

ok, for the purists, replace "all" with "99.999%".

[Stellar]

17. You'll always find someone trying to replace Clarence Thomas....

just in case there is a job opening.

[pamela]

8. Ask them if they ever recite "The Pledge of Allegiance."

When they say "yes" ask them if they actually ever listened to the words. How can you pledge to support a flag representing one nation undivided while simultaneously supporting a flag that represents the exact opposite?

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16. good point, the confederate flags don't *just* stand for racism....

... they also stand for treason.

[Egnever]

10. Um

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/kanye-west-confederate-flag-t-shirts_n_4138580.html?utm_hp_ref=hair-beauty

Kanye West Explains Those Confederate Flag Concert Shirts

If you thought a Jesus impersonator and bedazzled face masks were the only jaw-dropping stunts Kanye West had up his sleeve for the "Yeezus" tour, then think again. In fact, the fashion-obsessed rapper is taking his controversial antics to a whole new level by selling confederate flag emblazoned t-shirts

That's right, the historically racist symbol is all over Kanye's concert merchandise. Hip-Hop Wired captured a few images of the goods, which were designed by the artist Wes Lang, on Saturday during the first stop of the tour in Seattle.

One of the tees shows a confederate flag with a skull and reads "I Ain't Comin' Down," while another one has a skeleton figure draped in a confederate flag holding a scythe. Other designs depict skeletons wearing Indian headdresses with the caption "God Wants You" and then there are tote bags with just the confederate flag by itself.

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18. don't know what to make of this....

as above, yes, there are rare exceptions.

in this case it could be he's trying to co-opt the symbolism; alternatively, he could just be cynically making money off it.

[840high]

12. A black man was defending the flag today.

[bravenak]

13. Yep. I saw a young black dude go on a rant about it on youtube.

Poor guy.

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19. yeah, i wan't using "all" in the strict mathematical sense.

as i said above, 99.999%.

[vkkv]

14. Excellent! Thanks for posting! n/t