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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy that flag is NOT just about "heritage"
The fact is, many people who love the idea of White domination have gained inspiration from that symbol, and continue to be influenced by it.
It is no accident that Mr. Ruff was wearing the symbols of Rhodesia and Apartheid-era South Africa. Both were influenced by the Southern idea of a white run empire.
Hitler used the example of the slaughter of Native Americans and the enslavement of Africans as an example to prove that yes, he could do the same to the Jews.
and from our own headlines:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/why-are-nazi-and-confederate-flags-on-display-in-kiev/5372042
That flag is not just being used to honor the genuinely different culture of the South, but has always been a celebration of White Christians idea that they have a god-given right to kill and enslave all others. It ain't about Grits, BBQ, Southern Literature and Music though it does TAINT them.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)But that is what they'll do, deny while they celebrate its meaning and as well continue to mourn
their loss of power. Which enrages enough of them to kill.
The Confederate flag symbolism is upheld by the voices of Fox news. I don't watch
it but you do need to keep yourself aware of what they're doing and how they do it.
So the media watch dogs are great for that purpose..it is disgusting what that cable
network gets away with.
They're as complicit as the NRA in race baiting.
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)because we refuse to believe your idea" bs:
http://www.jewishjournal.com/sacredintentions/item/hitlers_inspiration_and_guide_the_native_american_holocaust
Abouttime
(675 posts)Nikki Haley could well be forced out of office for refusing to take down the confederate battle flag. This issue needs to be pushed and pushed by our side, enough is enough. Republicans and the NRA must be made to face their responsibility for racism and gun violence.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)davidn3600
(6,342 posts)The law says the flag can only be removed by approval of the state assembly.
JI7
(89,279 posts)but they have nothing to show for it other than them claiming "heritage" . and what does that mean anyways ? can't a person's heritage include negative things also like racism which is true in this case ?
Skittles
(153,226 posts)RACIST heritage
jeff47
(26,549 posts)That's the flag of the Confederate States of America. (Or at least the first one)
What we normally call the Confederate flag is the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. If you're in South Carolina, it's not your flag.
edhopper
(33,639 posts)embrace the flag? Didn't think so.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)Tarantino holds a magnifying glass up to antebellum Southern culture so that we could all see what these Southern "ladies" and "gentlemen" really were.