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South Carolina, tear down that flag!

jimbob said:
3 is fairly straightforward:

It is probably best if you don't have it angled at 45-degrees, especially not if it is a black Swastika in a white circle on a red background or adding lightning flash decorations to it. Although, if you live in Donacaster, you might try to claim it was all a misunderstanding

(As an aside, this is so much more OTT as a Nazi flag than the usual ones - containing a skull and the SS flashes as well as the Swastika)

However if you have, say a golden swastika symbol at 90 degrees, next to a Bhudda, and maybe some elephants or prayer flags, you might be able to get away with it.
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Noted and now a bit wiser. :)
 
grunion said:
I suspect that being "crass and impolite" to what they perceive as the power structure is one of the main motivations for which it is flown.
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I think you are right, however it is a bit silly to then choose a symbol that celebrates the power structures picking on a weak minority.
 
ponderingturtle said:
Well that might be a bit of an overstatement too. They didn't want to pay their taxes, but political representation wouldn't be that helpful as the populations were too low in the colonies to be a meaningful voice.

There were some prohibited industries as well that was a policy to fight against(no native production of steel for example).
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Something like 3 million in American compared to about 9 million for Great Britain. We would've had a significant voting block if given equal representation. Of course that was before significant parliamentary reform in the UK. The amount of people per MP varied greatly back then.
 
Vortigern99 said:
I can't handle the dogpile, ladies and gentlemen. Perhaps I'm mistaken about the flag-fliers I know; maybe they're lying to me and they're secretly racist. If so then I object to their flying the flag for that reason. That will have to be good enough.
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I never said they were racist. I said others who are may look at them as kindred spirits, brothers in white supremacy and as a result feel better about their own racism thinking they are clearly not alone.

Would they walk down the street wearing a NY Yankee's shirt and be shocked that someone driving by would consider them a Yankee's fan?

Edit - I may be wrong, but I wouldn't be surprised if they avoid doing, saying, displaying a lot of things least someone think of them in ways they would prefer not.
 
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Mumbles said:
That started already.

Tennesee Mayor joins in on the "Hey, let's get rid of this junk" brigade.

And threw in the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest in their capitol, too.
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Unfortunately the large, comical equestrian statue of Forrest by the highway in Nashville, which is one of the most side-splittingly hilarious attempts at "sculpture" ever made by a human over the age of 7, sits on privately-owned property where it is safe from legislative or executive action (but not withering and deserved public ridicule).
 
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Checkmite said:
Unfortunately the large, comical equestrian statue of Forrest by the highway in Nashville, which is one of the most side-splittingly hilarious attempts at "sculpture" ever made by a human over the age of 7, sits on privately-owned property where it is safe from legislative or executive action (but not withering and deserved public ridicule).
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You mean the one where he looks like the Burger King? Oh, I'm not at all offended by that, but I do kinda wonder why anyone who actually likes him would leave it...
 
Mumbles said:
You mean the one where he looks like the Burger King? Oh, I'm not at all offended by that, but I do kinda wonder why anyone who actually likes him would leave it...
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I can argue that Forrest was the best cavalry commander in the war,but his actions in the Fort Pillow massacre and his role in founding the Klan (though he did quickly distanced himself from the Klan) make him persona non grata for a statue on public land.

But you in a delicate area here. I would not want to rip down every monument to Confederate soldiers on the battlefields.
 
dudalb said:
I can argue that Forrest was the best cavalry commander in the war,but his actions in the Fort Pillow massacre and his role in founding the Klan (though he did quickly distanced himself from the Klan) make him persona non grata for a statue on public land.

But you in a delicate area here. I would not want to rip down every monument to Confederate soldiers on the battlefields.
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No, seriously, we're discussing this one particular statue.
 
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