I guess I just don't see anything wrong with what RT said.
The humorous part of the discussion ended with Arch Angels and Karls post... not RTs. We know you guys don't like each other... seen the pissing matches. At least RT came into the thread to add to the discussion, what was your purpose?
But no... would not be outraged. Might bind up my jim jams a bit and what not.
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Thread: The Japanese Flag.....
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12-18-2014, 07:19 PM #39
O.k, I only took one history course about the civil war so I'm basing my opinion on that. The states broke away because they didn't want North to mess with their laws, mainly slavery laws. And even if the war was not originally about slavery, it became about freeing the slaves.
And that was the flag of the people who were against freeing the slaves, no? How can we now later on say that it represents southern way of life or whatever it represents, when it was created because they didn't want their slavery laws being messed with?
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The Civil war was not started over slavery directly, it was started to squash the rebellion. However, the rebellion was started because they felt the Federal Government had no right getting involved in State Affairs, specifically regarding racism. The Southern Cross was the banner in which blacks were told the Constitution did not apply to them.
After the Southern loss, the confederate flag all but faded from memory. It wasn't until the Civil rights movement that the Southern Cross resurfaced on the side that supported Jim Crow law.
Though I am sure you could understand how some may not see it otherwise.Last edited by acrawlingchaos; 12-18-2014 at 07:50 PM.
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12-18-2014, 07:44 PM #46"Don't call me Miss Kitty. Just...don't."--Catnip. Check out the Catnip Trilogy on Amazon.com
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Point taken. I think it's more offensive to people north of the Mason Dixon line.
We had a truck driver (he was black) that had a rebel flag on the back window.
We never encountered a problem until we started doing interstate commerce.
We received a lot of cocomplaints from companies in the Midwestern states.I like to ride my horses and shoot my guns
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12-19-2014, 12:33 AM #53"Don't call me Miss Kitty. Just...don't."--Catnip. Check out the Catnip Trilogy on Amazon.com
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It was the Civil Rights movement that began in 1954 that ended Jim Crow Laws in 1964
The flag was in regular use through it's 130 year span and was largely just a White State Symbol. Just prior to the CRM, the Dixie Flag was the banner flown over those who sought to suppress the constitutional rights of others, and later on the banner used by hate groups.
The Stars and Bars may have been displayed by the state during the reconstruction (between Civil War and Civil Rights Movement).
... was flown at schools blacks were not allowed to attend.
... was flown at courtrooms that did not fairly represent them.Last edited by acrawlingchaos; 12-19-2014 at 08:59 AM.
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12-19-2014, 08:59 AM #59
The sources don't matter. It's a purely opinion-based notion what the flag stands for. I don't see anything racist in the flag while I do see many racists who revere it. They who love it for the wrong reasons are just as ignorant as northerners who hate it for the wrong reasons.
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