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#3429

It should be legal to fly the confederate flag

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After 2 votes and with 2 points ahead, the winner is...

Conservallectual
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According to the Anti-Defamation League, the Confederate flag is a hate symbol. They say: In 1860-61, eleven southern states seceded from the United States to protect the institution of slavery, forming the Confederate States of America and precipitating the Civil War. During the war, the Confederacy and its military forces used a variety of flags, but the flag that became most associated with the Confederacy was the so-called "battle flag." Organizations such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans adopted the flag as a symbol of Southern heritage but the flag also served as a potent symbol of slavery and white supremacy, which has caused it to be very popular among white supremacists in the 20th and 21st centuries. This popularity extends to white supremacists beyond the borders of the United States.
I will bet that Payton Gendron had one in his room.

You get some, you don't get some is the unfortunate nature of operating under a schedul;e that does not permit a bulk of activity

Everything is fair enough, I suppose

Just not able to have posted what I wanted this time

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@Conservallectual

I had Covid, I didn't have enough time.

I’m not a racist or neonazi but racists and neonazis have a right to free speech as long as they are doing physical harm to anyone or destroying property.

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@RationalMadman

I’ve seen countless Pakistani flags lol. I’m not offended by them

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@ILikePie5

Let's hang the flag of Pakistan up in your household okay?

Only people who want to get offended by a flag get offended. It’s just a flag dude. Deal with it

I am not a fan of people who take to long to make rebuttals.

As a proud southerner I would proudly hang a confederate flag(or any conservative or American flag for that manner) if I could on my room.

If I am a proud mississippian(if that is how it is spelt), then flying the mississippi flag, which contains the confederate flag actually, shouldn't be illegal.

Sure, I mean, I don't see anything wrong with flying the confederate flag. It has a nice design as well.

It's protected freedom of speech, further it's one of the best ways to advertise your front window as brick donation drop off center.