I don't understand why some people still respect the confederate flag

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Fausto

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
/pokes head in thread

Still sucking. Good job guys.

The citizens of Georgia lost all rights to tell others they suck some time ago.

:p
Illinois nazis. I hate fscking Illinois nazis.


:cool:

DAMN. Now THAT was good! :shocked:

:beer::D
I opened his profile to mock his home state and that line was just too tempting. :D

 

K1052

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Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
/pokes head in thread

Still sucking. Good job guys.

The citizens of Georgia lost all rights to tell others they suck some time ago.

:p
Illinois nazis. I hate fscking Illinois nazis.


:cool:

heh :)

I take it you are not originally from Georgia since you can spell both "Illinois" and "Nazi".
;)
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: Fausto

I opened his profile to mock his home state and that line was just too tempting. :D

Got me rolling with that one, that's for sure.

K1052 and I live in the same town, BTW. :D
 

Pacfanweb

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Yes, slavery was one of the issues at hand, but the Civil war was really fought over State's Rights versus Federal Rights.


yes, a states rights to own slaves. if it weren't for slavery there wouldn't have been much to bother about in the first place.
Clearly, you don't know much about that war, or the South.
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto

I opened his profile to mock his home state and that line was just too tempting. :D

Got me rolling with that one, that's for sure.

K1052 and I live in the same town, BTW. :D
Podunk Ill.?

 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
/pokes head in thread

Still sucking. Good job guys.

The citizens of Georgia lost all rights to tell others they suck some time ago.

:p
Illinois nazis. I hate fscking Illinois nazis.


:cool:

heh :)

I take it you are not originally from Georgia since you can spell both "Illinois" and "Nazi".
;)
I'm from Michigan, The Militia State. :p

 

Amused

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto

I opened his profile to mock his home state and that line was just too tempting. :D

Got me rolling with that one, that's for sure.

K1052 and I live in the same town, BTW. :D
Podunk Ill.?

That's about it.

I hate this fscking place. :( If I wasn't making good money, I'd be gone yesterday.
 

K1052

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto

I opened his profile to mock his home state and that line was just too tempting. :D

Got me rolling with that one, that's for sure.

K1052 and I live in the same town, BTW. :D
Podunk Ill.?

That's about it.

I hate this fscking place. :( If I wasn't making good money, I'd be gone yesterday.

Oh quiet, you love it here.

 

Amused

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Apr 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto

I opened his profile to mock his home state and that line was just too tempting. :D

Got me rolling with that one, that's for sure.

K1052 and I live in the same town, BTW. :D
Podunk Ill.?

That's about it.

I hate this fscking place. :( If I wasn't making good money, I'd be gone yesterday.

Oh quiet, you love it here.

:p
 

JulesMaximus

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Jul 3, 2003
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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
/pokes head in thread

Still sucking. Good job guys.

The citizens of Georgia lost all rights to tell others they suck some time ago.

:p
Illinois nazis. I hate fscking Illinois nazis.


:cool:

heh :)

I take it you are not originally from Georgia since you can spell both "Illinois" and "Nazi".
;)

How do they spell Nazi in Georgia? Notsee?
:p
 
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Originally posted by: xEDIT409
You know?

I mean that's why the Confederate states wanted to seperate, right? To make slavery legal, so their economy, which depended heavily on slavery, wouldn't collapse.

I don't get why sometimes, I see the Confederate Flag on cars or something. I mean, it's not like you've lost a slave or somthing.

1st and formost. The Confederated States, didn't leave the Union because they wanted to make slavery legal. They left because they thought that the states should have the power to enacte laws on it's own people and not be subject to a Federal government to oversaw and superceded the States rights. Slavery wasn't an issue in the war until Lincoln used it as a campaign tool to garner more votes and support for the North. Amazingly enough, 99% of the whites in the south didn't own slaves.
 

chasem

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Originally posted by: Mik3y
Originally posted by: quakefiend420
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Meh....I live in Texas and I don't think I've ever seen a Confederate flag displayed.

really? have you not lived there long? i don't go down there much anymore and even when i just visit for a few days i ususally notice one somewhere...

i lived in TX for 8 yrs. i havent seen a confederate flag anywhere else other then my history textbook.

19 years here. You guys have never seen one on a truck? i've seen them on alot of other trucks
 
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Originally posted by: AndrewR
It pretty much screams, "I'm Racist", to people outside of the South who have no idea what it means to many people living in the South. Yes, it has been abused by certain segments of society and its meaning perverted to many as a result. This skewed opinion of the symbol does nothing to change how many other view it, including myself.

I went to a Southern military school, and it represents a great deal to me now since it was proudly carried into battle by the cadet corps in 1864 when they led the charge which broke the Union line and where 10 cadets ended up losing their lives. Do you see "slavery" anywhere in that bit of history?

The idiocy is those people who think that every Southerner went to fight in the Civil War to keep slavery when the VAST MAJORITY of the troops would never have been able to afford slaves in their lifetimes. Why would a poor dirt farmer fight for the right of a plantation owner to have slaves?

There are Hindus who view the swastika as a sacred religious symbol. Do they think of genocide when they see it? I've even seen the swastika in a Christian church, dating back several centuries. A symbol does not mean the same thing to everyone; therefore, you have to look at the meaning to the user of the symbol to ascertain what the intent in using it is. Assigning your interpretation to someone else is asinine.

i lived in TX for 8 yrs. i havent seen a confederate flag anywhere else other then my history textbook.
I lived there for one year and saw it frequently. Depends on where you are, I suppose.


Ah, but the buddist swastika goes the other way.
 

K1052

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Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus


How do they spell Nazi in Georgia? Notsee?
:p

l-i-b-e-r-a-l

;)

Get out of my head.:D
Will you two get a room already? Sheesh. Your little courtship ritual is making me somewhat nauseated. :p

Someone is cranky today. Out of your favorite color thong this morning?

:p
 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus


How do they spell Nazi in Georgia? Notsee?
:p

l-i-b-e-r-a-l

;)

Get out of my head.:D
Will you two get a room already? Sheesh. Your little courtship ritual is making me somewhat nauseated. :p

Someone is cranky today. Out of your favorite color thong this morning?

:p
I had to break out the fleece one this morning. It was about 30F when I rode in to work. :Q

 

JulesMaximus

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Jul 3, 2003
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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus


How do they spell Nazi in Georgia? Notsee?
:p

l-i-b-e-r-a-l

;)

Get out of my head.:D
Will you two get a room already? Sheesh. Your little courtship ritual is making me somewhat nauseated. :p

Someone is cranky today. Out of your favorite color thong this morning?

:p

Would that be the brown thong?