Confederate flag, yes or no?

[1ViciousGSX]

Originally Posted by SlowWhite

Question - since we cant fly flags that actually pertain to this country in our country.

Should it be safe to say we should stop allowing flags of any other country to be flown at our govt buildings and public schools?

This ^^

[tpunx99GSX]

Originally Posted by SlowWhite

Question - since we cant fly flags that actually pertain to this country in our country.

Should it be safe to say we should stop allowing flags of any other country to be flown at our govt buildings and public schools?

Examples??

[1QUICK4]

Originally Posted by Kracka

True, take the triple diamonds for example.

Yes, the triple diamond offends me because it was the last thing my ancestors saw before being killed by Zero's on their ships.

Lets ban Mitsu's emblem as the symbol of hate it isfor the future generations

[AJ]

Originally Posted by 1QUICK4

Yes, the triple diamond offends me because it was the last thing my ancestors saw before being killed by Zero's on their ships.

Lets ban Mitsu's emblem as the symbol of hate it isfor the future generations

But then DSMs would finally stop being made

[1ViciousGSX]

Might as well ban Nissan too. They built the Japanese fighter planes tha attacked Pearl Harbor (that's why they changed their name to Datsun when entering the U. S. Market).

[jeremy1375]

I don't understand the argument that the Confederate flag should be flown to remember those who fought and died for the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America existed for the sole reason of maintaining a way of life that believed in human slavery.

Why don't we fly a British flag or an American flag from the late 1700's at the U.S capitol to remember those who died in the American Revolution?

[SlowWhite]

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

[jeremy1375]

Originally Posted by SlowWhite

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?!



(note the arm tat)

[jeremy1375]

Originally Posted by Kracka

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?

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by jeremy1375

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]

Originally Posted by Kracka

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?

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by jeremy1375

What other issues was it about?

Like I said, read a history book or two.

[Halon]

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

[1ViciousGSX]

[jeremy1375]

Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX

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

[1ViciousGSX]

Originally Posted by jeremy1375

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

So you're saying it's ok to be race based as long as you're not promoting slavery,... really, that's what you're gonna go with?

And while you're checking up on your history lesson, look into how many of the slave owners were black. And not all blacks were slaves.

[jeremy1375]

Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX

So you're saying it's ok to be race based as long as you're not promoting slavery,... really, that's what you're gonna go with?

And while you're checking up on your history lesson, look into how many of the slave owners were black. And not all blacks were slaves.

What does it matter if there were black slave owners and that not all blacks were slaves? Whites have always been the majority in this country. There is a history in this country of some of the majority treating minorities as subhuman and unequal. In a majority rules kind of society, it's bound to happen. None of the race based groups you are mentioning except the Black Panthers are based any premise of marginalizing anyone else to achieve their goals.

You'll get to have your white race group whenever the white race starts to get treated as a minority.