Nascar bans Confederate flags

[HarleyDog]

(06-22-2020, 09:43 AM)fredtoast Wrote: EXACTLY!!

"The Confedrate battle flag is a universal symbol of white supremacy."

"I don't care.  I like it and my personal opinion is all that matters.  I also think the swastika looks nice so I am going to put it all over my yard and clothes.  If anyone feels uncomfortable because I publically honor countries that promoted murder and oppression of minorities and the white supremacist groups that still preach racism then that is just their fault.  History is meaningless to me."

Not everyone who takes pride in the confederate flag is racist. I would even guess those that do take pride in racist fashion are smaller than both you and myself probably realize. However, hearing the Bubba Wallace story this morning was disheartening and a huge setback for NASCAR. Unless it is discovered that the person who left it was someone not affiliated with the sport with the cause of inciting more racial tensions (which is highly unlikely). I'm not a huge NASCAR fan and just watch from time to time when I need something to gamble on with fanduel when bored. As a matter of fact, I always thought Bubba Wallace was a brother, son, cousin or something of Rusty. So that kind of tells you my current knowledge of the sport.

Reading an article on the subject today, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Was interviewed and he was pretty disgusted at the act and said he hoped Bubba won the race today (evidently was rained out and rescheduled for 3pm today). I hope he wins too. Would make a great story.