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Sat Nov-04-06 08:54 PM
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Is it wrong to have this flag on my Tahoe and be a Democrat? |
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Sat Nov-04-06 08:56 PM
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1. No it's wrong to have a Tahoe and be a democrat |
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Sat Nov-04-06 08:57 PM
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If you can pay for the gas, i could care less what signboard you drive.
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Sat Nov-04-06 08:57 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 08:58 PM
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Southern Heritage (TM) and all that.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:05 PM
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I thought maybe Sweden and Alabama had merged at some point...
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:00 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:00 PM
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Edited on Sat Nov-04-06 09:01 PM by pepperbear
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Sat Nov-04-06 08:59 PM
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4. Yes, and it's wrong not to be honest about the legacy of that flag |
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Edited on Sat Nov-04-06 09:09 PM by brg5001
That flag was once very common in the states of the Confederacy.
Notably, several states in the Deep South resurrected it just in time to thumb their collective noses at efforts to desegregate the South. The flag is an incendiary, obnoxious symbol of the "bad old days" of lynching, betrayal, injustice and apartheid, and it was typically waving in the breeze prominently at Klan rallies.
If you didn't know this, you do now.
Frankly, you can stick that symbol of oppresion and hate where the moon don't shine. The only reason to proudly fly it is if you're a proud racist. And there's no more place for that flag in America than there is a Nazi flag. It belongs in a museum and in school textbooks.
There is a crowd still fighting the "War Between the States" that refuses to admit that the cornerstone of the Confederacy was its belief that blacks were not human. When we whitewash the horrors of our past, we become complicit in perpetrating that horror.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:06 PM
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13. You edited your original post |
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but you still want me to stick it where the "moon don't shine"? Where, exactly, is that?
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:15 PM
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31. An old Chinese saying says, Never Contend With A Fool |
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because others may not know the difference.
I do want to explain, though, why I edited the post:
1. It's my prerogative 2. I chose to make my point in a more thoughtful way
That's it for me.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:17 PM
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36. And the hits keep coming. |
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You might want to read a little farther down the thread...
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:00 PM
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5. I don't know, what does the flag say to you |
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and why is that voice important enough to you to that you might give people an impression that you aren't a democrat?
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:01 PM
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If you feel OK with it then who am I to challenge that?
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:02 PM
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8. Article IV, Section 2(3) of the Constitution of the Confederate States: |
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(3) No slave or other person held to service or labor in any State or Territory of the Confederate States, under the laws thereof, escaping or lawfully carried into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor; but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such slave belongs,or to whom such service or labor may be due.
Take it off.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:04 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:05 PM
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10. Wrap that flag around your ass. |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:07 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:06 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:07 PM
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Democrat Flag... :sarcasm:
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:07 PM
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14. What you drive and the flags |
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you display are your business but if I saw that flag on any type vehicle I would assume it was driven by a racist.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:07 PM
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16. You guys need to get out of GD more often. |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:15 PM
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30. You need to stay out of GD if you think this is what we need more of here. |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:20 PM
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Do you always take yourself this seriously?
Lighten up.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:08 PM
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18. As a Yank I have no problem with that flag |
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Just remember: They Lost! If you want to fly the flag of a loser, go ahead. And I am from Kansas where we have greater cause to hate that flag. The Civil War here was fought from 1855 to 1865.
Unless you actually need it for transporting large objects or people, the Tahoe is the greater crime!
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:09 PM
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19. This is a very strange post |
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I can't see the point of this. You know people will give you crap when you post an open question like this.
Why?
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:11 PM
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23. It's called: Looking for a FlameWar. We see this around election time. |
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And every other time, LOL.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:12 PM
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when I clearly announce my intentions in the Lounge *and* to the GD moderators...
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:17 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:18 PM
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38. Vulcans don't show emotion. |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:20 PM
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43. Are we capable of being facetious? |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:20 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:17 PM
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37. Well you can't deny you WERE looking for a FlameWar, when you announced |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:09 PM
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I saw this earlier and decided not to bother w/you. I just read your Lounge post. Good job, my friend!
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:10 PM
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22. The swastika post was a hoot too. |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:12 PM
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Did I miss a good flamewar?
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:14 PM
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:popcorn: Where? I missed it...
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:24 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:09 PM
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21. Are you having sudden pangs of conscience, or simply trying to |
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stir shit up here?
If it were the former, I suspect you'd have just removed the flag without drama.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:13 PM
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:15 PM
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32. The really Ha Ha thing about this thread |
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is that it got 2 nominations.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:19 PM
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Though recommending a post with a "." for a subject & message is more fun :D
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:19 PM
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... my only question is why the mods haven't locked this thread.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:14 PM
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28. Why the third flag? And why were there three flags? eom |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:15 PM
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29. Bumper sticker I saw: "Confederate by choice; Union by force" |
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That's what would come to mind if I saw your flag. People who prefer the confederacy to the union need to find another country.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:16 PM
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33. No. In fact, I would say you're awesome. |
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Edited on Sat Nov-04-06 09:18 PM by haruka3_2000
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:16 PM
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34. All right, I'm going to narc out the OP. |
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:21 PM
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45. So that's supposed to make this thread funny? |
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Sorry, but I'm just disgusted.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:27 PM
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This thread is trash and the perpetrator is a lonely, dried up fool |
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Handpuppet, the guy who started this is clearly desperate for attention. It's funny the way a really stinking fart is funny. Let's keep our hearts and minds on the future of our country and not on some clown who tries to get people to argue with him. It's not worth the energy. Took a little while to figure out what it was all about. He comes in here and starts flame wars...that's all there is to it, really.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:20 PM
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41. You can drive an dualie 350 Dodge Ram |
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with a rebel yell horn, and I wouldn't care. As long as you vote on Tuesday. It's who you vote for. It's not a fraternity you need to be admitted to.
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Sat Nov-04-06 09:27 PM
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47. I'm going to lock this. |
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Since you posted in the lounge that you were looking for flamebait to start in GD, I'll lock it as flamebait.
best, wakemeupwhenitsover Overworked DU Moderator
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