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RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Bengalzona - 07-15-2015 ![]() RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - bfine32 - 07-15-2015 https://www.yahoo.com/music/s/activists-plan-meet-gm-over-kid-rock-sponsorship-161940871.html Activists want GM to cut ties with Kid Rock. Even though he no longer displays the flag at his concerts: Quote:"He has not displayed it in his concerts, so they have said," Williams said of GM's statement. "We're going to take the opportunity to dialogue and hopefully their minds change. The best resolution is for GM to pull their sponsorship of Kid Rock. The entire civil rights community is ready to open up a campaign on this issue if General Motors doesn't want to take responsibility on this bad business issue." RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - masonbengals fan - 07-15-2015 Those so called activist need to concentrate on actually helping the people of the city of Detroit & quit worrying about a dam flag. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Mike M (the other one) - 07-15-2015 (07-15-2015, 05:42 PM)bfine32 Wrote: https://www.yahoo.com/music/s/activists-plan-meet-gm-over-kid-rock-sponsorship-161940871.html Over the top, if he hasn't flown it in a few years as he says, then they are just making something out of nothing and using the free publicity to get donations off of his name. I've been to a Kid Rock concert, there was no rebel flag there that I remember. American flag, yes. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Ryuko - 07-15-2015 (07-06-2015, 09:43 PM)RICHMONDBENGAL_07 Wrote: So I think we all agree, that the confederate flag should not be flown from government buildings. And that any yahoo can fly one from their home, car, or motorcycle. It may be used as beer cozies, t-shirts, bikinis, bumper stickers or whatever personal item you can think to slap it on. Including the General Lee. I wish all the people in my facebook feed could agree that it shouldn't be on public buildings, and that stores have the right to remove it from their shelves, but I digress... I think it's poor taste to have it as a high school mascot, as well. Any decent high school history class will tell you that the Confederacy was primarily a group of traitors, racists, and ultimately, losers (anyone who cares to argue that point is probably also flying a Nazi flag due to their anti-smoking agenda). Why one would willingly turn that into a mascot is beyond me. Even Ole Miss had the sense to switch mascots from "Colonel Reb" to a bear a few years back (see also, Redskins controversy in Washington compared to Miami of Ohio). If you're behind the times enough that a school in Mississippi is more PC than you, there's some catching up to be done. Besides, as 'Zona alluded to, there are some much better "Rebels" in history to look up to. ![]() ![]() RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - BmorePat87 - 07-15-2015 (07-15-2015, 06:58 PM)Ryuko Wrote: I wish all the people in my facebook feed could agree that it shouldn't be on public buildings, and that stores have the right to remove it from their shelves, but I digress... ![]() RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Belsnickel - 07-15-2015 (07-15-2015, 06:58 PM)Ryuko Wrote: I wish all the people in my facebook feed could agree that it shouldn't be on public buildings, and that stores have the right to remove it from their shelves, but I digress... (07-15-2015, 07:37 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Rebel scum... ![]() RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - jason - 07-15-2015 (07-15-2015, 07:37 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: What is that?.... Rebellion against good tattoos? RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - SteelCitySouth - 07-16-2015 Quote:As a people, we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause.[4]… Such a flag…would soon take rank among the proudest ensigns of the nations, and be hailed by the civilized world as the white mans flag.[5]… As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of a superior race, and a higher civilization contending against ignorance, infidelity, and barbarism. Another merit in the new flag is, that it bears no resemblance to the now infamous banner of the Yankee vandals.[6][9] William T Thompson. Co-Designer of the Second Confederate Flag "Stainless Banner" RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - GMDino - 07-16-2015 (07-16-2015, 12:20 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: William T Thompson. Co-Designer of the Second Confederate Flag "Stainless Banner" Yep. Had to share that on another message elsewhere. And I GET that today folks today might not know or care...but that doesn't change it. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - bfine32 - 07-16-2015 (07-15-2015, 09:13 PM)jason Wrote: What is that?.... Pretty sure it's a birth mark. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - RICHMONDBENGAL_07 - 07-16-2015 (07-16-2015, 01:39 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Pretty sure it's a birth mark. So you're saying he was born that way? ![]() RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Mike M (the other one) - 07-16-2015 Meanwhile in Oklahoma City. Obama was greeted by... http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/07/16/protesters-wave-confederate-flags-during-obama-visit/ RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - GMDino - 07-19-2015 http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/18/photo-of-black-officer-helping-white-supremacist-suffering-heat-stroke-goes-viral-says-it-all/ Quote:Photo Of Black Officer Helping White Supremacist Suffering Heat Stroke Goes Viral, Says It All RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - GMDino - 07-19-2015 http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/watch-kkk-supporter-uses-gorilla-taunts-to-mock-black-crowd-during-tense-confederate-flag-rally/ WATCH: KKK supporter uses ‘gorilla’ taunts to mock black crowd during tense Confederate flag rally Quote:After proclaiming that the Confederate flag isn’t a symbol of hate and vowing a peaceful protest against its removal, members of the Ku Klux Klan required a police escort to leave a rally in front of the South Carolina statehouse on Saturday. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Belsnickel - 07-19-2015 In the wake of all of this I have seen a huge uptick in the number of Southern Crosses flying around my area. Lashed to pickups, hung on houses, even on a few businesses. People that never flew them before doing it now just to be contrary. It's been very interesting. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - BmorePat87 - 07-19-2015 (07-19-2015, 06:46 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: In the wake of all of this I have seen a huge uptick in the number of Southern Crosses flying around my area. Lashed to pickups, hung on houses, even on a few businesses. People that never flew them before doing it now just to be contrary. It's been very interesting. A lot of trucks with confederate flags waving on the back. This is Maryland... RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Belsnickel - 07-19-2015 (07-19-2015, 06:52 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: A lot of trucks with confederate flags waving on the back. This is Maryland... Well, they did want to secede. ![]() RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - bfine32 - 07-19-2015 (07-19-2015, 06:36 PM)GMDino Wrote: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/watch-kkk-supporter-uses-gorilla-taunts-to-mock-black-crowd-during-tense-confederate-flag-rally/ If folks would have listened and just ignored these clowns there would have been no issue. It is my understanding that the Black Panther rally was scheduled in responses to this rally. It was scheduled at the same place with overlapping times. Also folks showed up when asked to ignore. Folks were just looking for an altercation. It is fortunate it remained as muted as it did. Folks just gave these clowns the publicity they were looking for. RE: Confederate Flag stuff has gone too far. - Johnny Cupcakes - 07-19-2015 (07-19-2015, 06:46 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: In the wake of all of this I have seen a huge uptick in the number of Southern Crosses flying around my area. Lashed to pickups, hung on houses, even on a few businesses. People that never flew them before doing it now just to be contrary. It's been very interesting. Yerp. Here in Cincinnati, it has been like that as well. A city that was not even part of the C.S.A., and there are tons of people repping this flag. Mainly from the back of 1995 F-150s, but repping it nonetheless. It's something that I had rarely seen until recently. |