The Banning of Confederate Symbols
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Hello mw: I misspoke... Clearly, the Union fired upon Ft. Sumter. Nonetheless, succeeding from the nation IS treachery, and started the Civil War. But, I read where you don't believe the Civil War was about slavery, so we don't have a lot to talk about.. Clearly, you drank the sweet tea.. excon Side: YAY
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I must've missed it. I never saw anything about "banning" Confederate symbols. Removing them from places of prominence, not allowing them to overshadow actual American symbols, certainly. Any REAL American would want that! I was in S. Carolina and was appalled that beside the hotel was a Confederate Flag flying higher than the American Flag beside it. That's unacceptable! I wouldn't want that flag banned, it's part of American History. A part of American History that symbolizes the truth in the statement "If we ignore history we are bound to repeat it!" It SHOULD be remembered ... not held up in pride! As was said above, it WAS treason! Side: YAY
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Should any symbols of that 'colorful, and alas tragic era'' of our history be disrespectfully banned there will be many who will interpret such draconian legislation as a bureaucratic attempt to stifle freedom of expression and an official degrading of those states which went to make up the Confederacy. Such an unnecessarily provocative move would only serve to cause resentment which could, and probably would lead to civil disorder, just at a time when the nation needs to be performing as a unified team. The two traditions have long since become constitutionally and fundamentally fused and can proceed harmoniously united towards the the advancing our nation. Side: NAY
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They should not. The Confederacy was run by the Democrats. I'm not sure what the liberal logic is here. Perhaps, just ignorance. Unless they are openly claiming to be racists, if indeed that is what they say the flag stands for. Side: NAY
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1)You can't show when or where this exodus happened. 2)The "left wingers" were politically allied with what you call "right wingers" apparently. (Deductive reasoning) Or are you claiming the "non racist" Republicans and the "racist" Democrats just "switched" in mass? And if so, when did that happen, and why does history not show it? Why is there not a large group of older people who remember this "switch" or that "switched" themselves somehwhere in the late 60's or early 70's? 3)The KKK had millions of members when it was openly Democrat. Now it has 2,000 and no power or authority. 4)To just blindly say the KKK is a "South thing" doesn't hold water because then and even now the southern states were split on politics. There were Southern states in this last election that were virtually split down the middle, with Trump narrowly winning. So if your claim is racism is a Southern thing and/or a conservative thing, much of the South voting for Obama kills your narrative. 5)Old people that I know or knew say there was no "exodus". There was no "switch" where all the "racists" jumped to the Republicans. It never happened. And how do you "kick out" the "racists" from a party? Magic? 6)The fact is that the Republicans in the South fought the Democrats in the South on race for ions, there was no "magic switch", and you are stuck with what your party did. Side: NAY
I personally stand for the flight of the confederate colors. The confederacy is a rich part of our history amd the claim that it is racist is given completely without any evidence backing it up. And for those of you who are currently annoyed because i havent provided any evidence myself here you go. The Civil War didnt start because of slavery, rather it started because of economic inequality between the north and south. The flags meaning is misunderstood as well...Red means the blood of christ...Blue is the cross...and White is for purity. Also throughout the duration of the confederacy's existance, no slaves were bought nor sold under confederate rule. Therefore the cinfederate flag and its accompaning symbols mustnt be banned. Banning the confederate flag because it is "offensive" to some, is equivalent to banning the US flag because it might offend foreigners. Those who are offended by it need to grow up and learn to not be so offended by such minute things. Side: NAY
They're part of history and as such they can be displayed in historical context. A museum or a battlefield can display it. A government office could in so far as it's part of a complete historical presentation within a lobby or special room. But flying them outside, publicly, next to state or federal flags or by themselves, is inappropriate because they are no longer a current live legal representation of a present government. Side: NAY
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