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Is there some significant memorial these flags should be flying on?
Wrong. They are in no way relevant to any significant memorial.State capitols, white house. Any federal or state buildings.
Wrong. They are in no way relevant to any significant memorial.
And my answer was in the form of a question; "Is there some significant memorial these flags should be flying on?"I never claimed it was. The question is pretty simple. Do you support flying these flags and/or the confederate flag or neither on government property.
If you support the government flying the confederate flag would you also support flying these flags on federal property as a symbol of pride and history? As someone already pointed out, removing the words on the pictures. Just using the symbols themselves.
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If you support the government flying the confederate flag would you also support flying these flags on federal property as a symbol of pride and history? As someone already pointed out, removing the words on the pictures. Just using the symbols themselves.
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If you support the government flying the confederate flag would you also support flying these flags on federal property as a symbol of pride and history? As someone already pointed out, removing the words on the pictures. Just using the symbols themselves.
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I'd like to point out that the SC Government is not flying the Confederate flag over actual State facilities that are part of the governance of modern SC.
There is one flying over the Confederate War Memorial, a relevant historical site.
It is not being flown in SC as a representation of the State or the government of same, but over a historical monument as an expression of actual history.
There is a difference.
Wrong. They are in no way relevant to any significant memorial.
There is no significant "history" attached to the Black Panther flag which any government should feel compelled to honor. Just about the only thing it represents is a racist and quasi-terrorist Cold War-era hate group, which is still active and engaging in acts of violence in many parts of the country.
By way of contrast, not only has the questionable organization that the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia was originally affiliated with been dead and gone for more than 150 years, but, being a "battle" flag, it was never even that organization's official symbol to begin with. Beyond which, the governments and people of Southern states actually can claim that the flag represents a significant aspect of their history and heritage. The Black Panthers never had any official government representation, and their political and cultural influence was quite limited at best.
It's simply not the same thing. A better comparison would be trying to put up some sort of "Klu Klux Klan" memorial. Good luck with that one! lol
:lamo iLOL :lamoNeither is the 1950s version of the battle flag of Northern Virginia.
No. The confederacy was an independent nation for four years. A war was fought for those 4 years that lead to more casualties than any war before or any war since. The Civil War will hopefully be our last civil war if we learn from it. If we ignore it we may be destined for a second civil war that will claim even more casualties. The Black Panthers have never existed as an independent nation within the borders of the United States. I don't see the Black Panthers to be a significant part of our history as a nation. There is no lesson to be learned from the display of a Black Panther flag.
This is a silly thread. I voted, "no". We can't use racist sensitivities as an excuse to prevent our country from experiencing a future disaster. Man up and learn from the past. Don't ignore it just because it hurts your feelings. There is valuable insight offered from history.
I voted neither in your poll.
Hope all you want.Neither is the answer I am hoping to see.
Neither is the answer I am hoping to see.
Not the federal, but any state that decides it wants to fly those flags is up to the people of those states. That's the problem with continually lumping them together as you have here. They are separate entities in their grants of power.