Confederate flag, yes or no?

[jeremy1375]

Being of irish decent and my ancestors were slaves here in america before the blacks thay ever saw the confederate flag were. I find this whole thing, offensive. You dont here me fussing about wanting anything, why because no one alive today ever was a slave.

Hell Im not surprised the native Americans arent saying they want the american flag gone as thats probably the most offensive thing you wave in there face id imagine

So if history were different and the slaves in the Confederacy were Irish instead of African, you'd be still okay with the Confederate flag being flown at the capitol?

[SlowWhite]

Yes.

It is the confederate battle flag. Thats what it was being flown as.

And ill put it to you like this. It was the english who enslaved the irish for almost 250yrs before deciding to stop on there own free will.

They are the ones who created the term "Milato" as they thought mixing irish women with black men would increase there cost per slave.

And maybe its because they dont teach it in schools, or dedicate and entire month (40% of my kids yearly history grade is based on that one month) to learning about it that allowed the anger or hatred to go away.
And it has always been my childhood dreams to fight during the battle of Britain (I always dreamed I was a wwII fighter pilot, and based ever history report I was allowed to on that fight.
I would gladly have fought for great britain.

But that's just me. I never experienced being a slave and none of my ancestors since I've been alive ever discussed it or brought it up or made it apart of my household discussions.

I dont feel like im entitled to any special treatments and I certainly dont look at the British flag in hatred.

[SlowWhite]

And just for information purposes about me. The first women I ever told I love you to, as well lost.my virginity to was a black women.
The only two people I consider friends down here are also black.

[Kracka]

But but but I thought it was racist?!

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(note the arm tat)

[Halon]

Impostor, it's a white guy wearing black face.

[jeremy1375]

But but but I thought it was racist?!

(note the arm tat)

If you asked the guy about the origins of the flag, I bet he'd say it stood for southern pride or something like that.

You do know that the civil war happened because the south didn't want to give up their slaves, who all happened to be black, right?

[1ViciousGSX]

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[Kracka]

You do know that the civil war happened because the south didn't want to give up their slaves, who all happened to be black, right?
You might want to read a history book if that's all you think the Civil War was about.

[jeremy1375]

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Right. I remember how all of those other organizations fought for slavery. lol

[jeremy1375]

You might want to read a history book if that's all you think the Civil War was about.

What other issues was it about?