What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[flex wood]

You also assume that all slaves were treated horribly. Of course, it's wrong that the slaves were slaves, but American slaves on average were treated much better than other slaves throughout history around the world.

Absolute bullshit. "American slavery" was worse then any other at the time. Most other places (i.e. non western ideologies) had indentured servitude which was a far cry from slavery.

This is a stupid conversation. I'm out.

@ Luke, TOO SOON! Nah I just like saying that.

[Bikeage]

All the Stars and Bars mean to me is this:

[SamuraiMegas]

I see someone being added to my ignore list... His name starts with a Luke.
I live in the south. You don't know what your truly talking about. Just because you met someone who had a confederate flag and was racist doesn't mean they are all racist.
Get over yourself and have a nice day.


I don't know how I typed that- I think it was sheer willpower, my eyes are very dilated. And I got bottom braces on.

[dsheinem]

I see someone being added to my ignore list... His name starts with a Luke.
I live in the south. You don't know what your truly talking about. Just because you met someone who had a confederate flag and was racist doesn't mean they are all racist.
Get over yourself and have a nice day.


I don't know how I typed that- I think it was sheer willpower, my eyes are very dilated. And I got bottom braces on.

bracist

[SamuraiMegas]

Inm Lukecist, I often find his opinions stupid.

[puke_face]

Riddle me this: What purpose or message does wearing or flying the confederate flag serve?

Let me back up and say first of all, Hitler's Government was a totalitarian and Centralist Government. The CSA stood for states right and non-centralist government... your analogy is completely irrelevant.

You talk like the CSA was the government that brought the slaves over. The US government allowed it to go on until 1863, yet the CSA was in place in 1861, meaning that it was taking place LONG before the CSA was even considered.

I don't have any problem with anybody flying the confederate flag, as it is part of our national history. If a German wanted to fly a Nazi flag because of it's history, power to him. Although, it is a felony in Germany to fly anything that has to do with Nazi symbolism. However, as far as I am aware, there aren't any laws prohibiting the Confederate flag being flown, unless it's on public property. Either way, that's up to the individual to decide for themselves, just like you have decided to hate the Confederate flag and everything you think it might stand for. As much as you might not agree, there is plenty of proud heritage in the Confederate flag.

TL;DR

It's a flag...dyed material, sewn together with thread. It's an inanimate object, nothing more, nothing less. What you think it symbolizes is your opinion and completely subjective.

[Erik_Twice]

When did Racketboy become a nest of whiners.


Waaaaa, someone's wrong on the internet waaaaa, let's whine for pages and pages waaaaa.

[stickem]

Riddle me this: What purpose or message does wearing or flying the confederate flag serve?

i've lived in the south my whole life and have/had plenty of friends with rebels flag tatts and to an extent their was a little racism present. i also know alot of people that believe in southern heritage, but none fly the flags. i don't really care either way about the subject.

[Michi]

[J T]

Dobby shouldn't have read the last few pages of this thread. Bad Dobby! Dobby knew better. Dobby has to punish himself now, sir.