Confederate Flag Flies Proud, Protected in Pennsylvania

[Sunlei]

August 2015 Shark groups protested this Judge, went to courthouse where this Judge was working and were kicked out of the courthouse. Black Lives Matter group has mention in Sharks video report.
Shark tries to have this bigot flag waver PA. Berks county, Judge removed and provides contact information. Black Lives Matter twitter group could really help remove the bigot with thousands of contacts/

Published on Jul 6, 2015
Everywhere across the US, the Confederate flag is under attack as a symbol of racist hate.

Everywhere that is, except Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, particularly in corrupt Berks County, Pennsylvania.

In Berks County, the Confederate flag is accepted, as is Judge Adolph Antanavage, who shoots live pigeons tossed out of boxes in front of the flag.

[Iris]

1. I suppose this is "heritage"? n/t

[Sunlei]

2. shows how the kkk, that flag', animal cruelty and corrupt elected officials are all binded together.

[seveneyes]

3. Is it on public or private property?

It makes a big difference.

[Sunlei]

4. Its a racist backdrop for an elected Judge, who blows apart hundreds of live birds as a 'fun hobby'

Citizens are allowed to view, and video our elected and our hired public employees. First amendment freedoms.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. Some of these stories are amazing.

Where in the hell would someone get the idea of shooting pigeons in front of a Confederate flag? Judges are supposed to be wise, not perverted.

[Sunlei]

6. check out the orgs youtubes. he was bothered by romney goons back in the olympic days,

pulled over and harassed by many police, sued and charged with fake crimes many times, hit/bloodied by some of them, had guns pulled on him, owned one of the first camera drones and had it shot down. protesters almost run over by cars with license plates covered, all documented with video and paper trails.

I wish we could clone Steve, hes been pushing back against the RW radicals, the NRA, kkk goons and their animal cruelty habits, for more then 20 years now.

[Raster]

7. This just makes absolute, perfect sense!

I mean, Pennsylvania was one of the first states to secede and joint the Confederacy and lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the War. Oh, wait... No they didn't.

[exboyfil]

8. They were also invaded and their

citizens forced to pay tribute to forces carrying that flag.

[Wounded Bear]

20. Well the part about losing thousands of casualties is spot on..

Penn was one of the largest contingents in the Union army.

But many rednecks migrated north there after the Civil War, well into the 20th Century. Many of the rural counties are hella conservative.

[secondwind]

9. PA is where I met my first racist Democrat.. I was volunteering for Obama in '08, knocking on

doors, etc.... They gave me the names and addresses of Democrats, to get out the vote, etc... I came across a house that was falling apart, the porch had missing planks, and I could not stand on it, so I went around the back, and found an old geezer sitting in the sun... I started with my introduction, "good afternoon, I'm with the Obama campaign,....." and he stopped me right there. He told me that no way, not ever, was he going to vote for a n***er for President...

I told him 'have a nice day' and I left.

[Sunlei]

10. oh my, that must be a day of campaign work you'll never forget!

Shark has has one video on his website where some younger man Pa. racist, was mad about their PA. protest against animal cruelty, he stopped his car and ranted the n word over and over, with spit flying.

[ericson00]

11. Pittsburgh in the West, Philly in the East, Alabama in the middle

n/t

[reformist2]

15. That's the thought that came to my mind as well. by the way, is that a James Carville quote?

[WinkyDink]

22. How glib. Look at a map. Berks is one county removed from Philly.

http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/DocumentCenter/View/1071

[The Wizard]

12. Really now

Who with the name Adolf wouldn't have it legally changed? Methinks his allegiance lies in another country in another century. "Springtime for 'you know who'."

[WinkyDink]

21. Some people are excessivley proud of their German ("Pa. Dutch/Deutsch") heritage.

[Freddie]

13. Berks County PA

Is a hotbed for racist and skinhead-type groups.
There's the city of Reading, which used to be a nice place to live, lots of work in factories, beautiful old row homes, good schools (my Dad grew up there). City fell on hard times in the 80's as factories closed, people moved to the suburbs and a lot of the houses were turned into rentals.
Maybe as a reaction to what was happening in Reading as drugs and gangs took over, a subculture of ugly racism sprang up in the rest of the county, where countless cookie-cutter housing developments were built on former farms.

[Sunlei]

14. My Dad had the same fond stories about Harrisburg, he lived there for about 10 years long ago

once the factories went away, the next generation of kids from all the 'out of jobs workers' didn't have the same wonderful place to live anymore.

[Amishman]

17. I am not far from Berks, and the poverty and urban decay in Reading is a big problem

As Freddie said, the job market in the area imploded when a lot of factories closed. Two decades of corrupt government have only made it worse (The FBI recently raided city hall and the Mayor's home). For a long time the only meaningful help the city received was from Albert Boscov, owner of a local dept store chain. Things have gotten better recently with a couple block radius of the downtown seeing significant development. The problem is there still are no decently paying jobs and poverty grips the city, which drives up the crime rate. There are problems with criminal activity overflowing out into surrounding communities. The surrounding area has become very hostile / racist with backlash towards the now largely hispanic population of Reading. The decently well off suburbs blame race and ethnicity for Reading's problems instead of poverty. It is a huge mess.

[Freddie]

18. Excellent analysis

Dad told us that during the Depression, Reading had at least one Socialist Party mayor who really got things done for the people. "Original" Reading was very German, and (according to Dad) there were several active groups of Nazi sympathizers there in the 30's and 40's. Maybe their grandchildren are part of the skinhead/racist element in Berks Co. today.

[Historic NY]

16. Lots of places in real rural NY state too...

its sort like the piss colored flag the baggers adopted...its lets you know they're a--holes. This tells you they are racists.

[WinkyDink]

19. I live in an adjoining county. I know of no historical Confederate connection to my state. HOWEVER,

the Confederate flag and the hoisting of it has not been made illegal here.

Maybe people ought to concern THEMSELVES with their own states and counties?

(And NOBODY is a bigger Yankee By God than I am. I also respect the law.)

[Wounded Bear]

23. Well, I don't really care if pvt citizens fly that rag...

Freedom and all that. Besides, it helps me identify the assholes more quickly.

But government officials should be restricted, IMHO, and it should never be allowed on public property, anywhere within the borders of the US.