I more or less call SC home and the state is truly the best and worst place I've ever lived.
I've given this issue a great deal of thought, and I've come to the decision that removing the Confederate flag would not be much different from ISIS destroying all those historic walls and statues in Iraq's UNESCO World Heritage city of Hatra.
History and it's relics are a part of every culture and you can't just destroy them because it's politically uncomfortable or incorrect, at this time.
SC has come a long, long way since the war between the states. A great deal farther than any northern state has come, because they had a great deal farther to go.
One nut job does not a whole state make.
Do you really think this problem began with the shooting last week? I agree history should be remembered, but a flag associated with hatred and oppression of a large part of our country should not be flown proudly, especially by states or the government. Do you see swastikas all over Germany? No. It should be in a museum so that we can look at it and be like "wow, I can't believe the south was that racist yikes, glad its over".
Amen, brother. There are plenty of good people who like the flag and claim it only represents southern pride, but you can show southern pride without that flag. It has a very dark history and doesn't mean what they think it means.
And for people who ask what the flag has to do with this incident, the shooter was a frequent displayer of this flag. There are pictures of him posing everywhere holding a confederate flag. His license plate even had the flag on it.
After a discussion with some friends at dinner last night, some things which I would have no idea of, were brought to my attention.
The woman at whose house we were eating, was raised in West Virginia and on a Caribbean Island. She said that when in the states, her father had drilled into her (and he was born and raised in WV) that she should avoid anyone or any place of business displaying the stars and bars, on their home, car, clothing or even a belt buckle.
Not being a black person, I have never experienced any racism or hatred from anyone displaying the stars and bars.
I still find it hard to stomach banning ANYTHING in the US, but perhaps displaying what has become more a symbol of hatred than a political ideal, should not be done at any public institution.
Oh for fuck's sake! I live on a sailboat in the Caribbean. My DL, voting and legal residence is SC. What is wuss about that? Why the fuck do you have to be such a turd?
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I more or less call SC home and the state is truly the best and worst place I've ever lived.
I've given this issue a great deal of thought, and I've come to the decision that removing the Confederate flag would not be much different from ISIS destroying all those historic walls and statues in Iraq's UNESCO World Heritage city of Hatra.
History and it's relics are a part of every culture and you can't just destroy them because it's politically uncomfortable or incorrect, at this time.
SC has come a long, long way since the war between the states. A great deal farther than any northern state has come, because they had a great deal farther to go.
One nut job does not a whole state make.
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Do you really think this problem began with the shooting last week? I agree history should be remembered, but a flag associated with hatred and oppression of a large part of our country should not be flown proudly, especially by states or the government. Do you see swastikas all over Germany? No. It should be in a museum so that we can look at it and be like "wow, I can't believe the south was that racist yikes, glad its over".
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Amen, brother. There are plenty of good people who like the flag and claim it only represents southern pride, but you can show southern pride without that flag. It has a very dark history and doesn't mean what they think it means.
And for people who ask what the flag has to do with this incident, the shooter was a frequent displayer of this flag. There are pictures of him posing everywhere holding a confederate flag. His license plate even had the flag on it.
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After a discussion with some friends at dinner last night, some things which I would have no idea of, were brought to my attention.
The woman at whose house we were eating, was raised in West Virginia and on a Caribbean Island. She said that when in the states, her father had drilled into her (and he was born and raised in WV) that she should avoid anyone or any place of business displaying the stars and bars, on their home, car, clothing or even a belt buckle.
Not being a black person, I have never experienced any racism or hatred from anyone displaying the stars and bars.
I still find it hard to stomach banning ANYTHING in the US, but perhaps displaying what has become more a symbol of hatred than a political ideal, should not be done at any public institution.
More or less? Full time or nothing wuss.
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More or less what?
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Your first sentence...
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Oh for fuck's sake! I live on a sailboat in the Caribbean. My DL, voting and legal residence is SC. What is wuss about that? Why the fuck do you have to be such a turd?
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You really don't get the concept of ball busting.