Should the Confederate Flag Fly on the Fourth of July? (PLEASE DU THIS POLL!!!)

[yuiyoshida]

It's a day where Americans come together to celebrate freedom and independence.

But this year, one Fourth of July tradition in parades across Texas, will take center-stage.

Marshall Davis President of the Sons of Confederate Veterans say they will march proudly in Independence Day parades, carrying the confederate battle flag.

"Our contemporary, regimental and divisional flags that we have, feature different sections of the confederate flag, so they have every intention of it still being flown at the Fourth of July and in the future," Davis said.

But it's that same flag that grabbed the nations attention in June, after a Charleston man shot and killed 9 people in a historic African American church.

http://www.texomashomepage.com/story/d/story/should-the-confederate-flag-fly-on-the-fourth-of-j/97896/vZaFddxWikutwBnA4PV41A

PLEASE DU THIS POLL: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fans-fly-confederate-flag-at-nascar-race-in-daytona-beach/33982236

[Iggo]

1. Nope.

And neither should it fly on the 5th.

Nor the 6th.

Nor the 7th.

Etc., etc., etc.....

[femmocrat]

2. No.

End of discussion.

[yuiyoshida]

3. pLEASE DU that poll it needs help

Thanks

[femmocrat]

5. I did. And yes it does!

Pretty lop-sided at this point.

[TampaAnimusVortex]

4. Not on government property

Individuals? I could care less. If someone wants to hang a flag from the Scottish army of 1220, it's none of my business.

[abakan]

6. The battle flag of the confederacy .

Should be relegated to history and only flown in museums with the other confederate flags. Other than that they should only fly into the trash heap.

[Smarmie Doofus]

7. Only if the Union Jack flies.

In other words, no.

It defeats the purpose of the holiday.

Which as we all know is to drink beer and go shopping. ( Hopefully in reverse order.)

[Laffy Kat]

8. Done. Thx for opportunity. nt

[SwankyXomb]

9. No.

It should not fly anywhere in the United States of America at any time, despite what you may hear from the Confederate Swastika Apologists here at DixieKKKrat Underground.

[Jefferson23]

10. The Sons of Confederate Veterans? Give me a fucking break. Consider the contradictions, they

are quite striking to the reality of the time period:

The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the Second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built.
http://www.scv.org/


Fuck them.

[yuiyoshida]

13. Please DU the poll

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[arcane1]

20. That actually correct, if we ignore the specific constitutional right in question:

The right to have runaway slaves returned to their owners.

[ann---]

11. Absolutely not

http://www.democracynow.org/2015/7/3/what_to_the_slave_is_4th

"What to the Slave is 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’ Historic Speech

[yuiyoshida]

12. Please be sure to DU the poll...

it needs help badly.

[Jefferson23]

15. Done.

[yuiyoshida]

17. Thanks!

[bigwillq]

14. Not at parades.

Or on government property.
If someone wants to fly it on their private property, I have no issue with that.

[yuiyoshida]

16. Please be sure to DU the poll

needs big help.

[bigwillq]

18. I did.

I voted no.

[yuiyoshida]

19. okay, thanks for voting

[bigwillq]

25. I voted to ban

I hope I voted correctly.

[yuiyoshida]

27. Please read it again to make sure you voted

correctly.

[PowerToThePeople]

21. You are supposed to vote "yes" on the poll.

[yuiyoshida]

23. That is how I voted...

I guess not everyone here agrees.

[Gothmog]

22. Needs help

[yuiyoshida]

24. Yes it does

[daleanime]

26. Hell no....

[yuiyoshida]

28. Please be sure to vote on the link

Thanks!

[Warpy]

29. Only while it's being burned

Morons will be morons, though, and traitors love to stick a finger in the eye of patriots.

[JohnnyRingo]

30. Although I clicked to "ban it"...

Last edited Sat Jul 4, 2015, 03:15 AM - Edit history (1)

...I think an all out ban may be strong. Nothing will cause people to bring that flag to the track more than telling them it's banned.

I know NASCAR officially discourages that flag at their events because I recall a few years ago when someone wanted to enter a General Lee themed race car. NASCAR told them absolutely no confederate flag on the roof. I believe rules about what can go on a participant's race car is good policy. Dress codes and bans on flags for fans... not so much.

As an aside, I had a NASCAR friend back then complaining about how the General Lee couldn't have that flag. I told him I'd like to enter a car with the Union flag called the General Sherman. It could have garish flames down the sides and the slogan "Burning a trail of wins from the Ohio river all the way to Atlanta" and see if that offended anyone in Dixie. He didn't get it, so I guess history is not really a strong suit to those kind of people.

[prairierose]

31. Done...both polls still need a lot of help....n/t