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Video: Giant Confederate Flag on I-95 to be Raised Saturday (Original Post) lowkell Sep 2013 OP
Why?....n/t monmouth3 Sep 2013 #1
It has more down-home appeal than a swastika. n/t cprise Sep 2013 #2
Did you watch the video? lowkell Sep 2013 #3
I did. In GA we hear/heard the same 'heritage' blahblah when the flag got changed here. CurtEastPoint Sep 2013 #4
Also the heritage of treason and rebellion rurallib Sep 2013 #6
Heritage of hatred and racism. Hoyt Sep 2013 #8
Are they trying to declare war to protect slavery again? enki23 Sep 2013 #5
The only good confederate flag obxhead Sep 2013 #7
Burn It! Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #9

lowkell

(671 posts)
3. Did you watch the video?
Sat Sep 28, 2013, 08:51 AM
Sep 2013

Basically, these folks (the "Virginia Flaggers&quot want people to "honor and remember our Confederate heritage." Of course, the "heritage" is slavery and genocide, as Charlie Diradour of a group opposing the "Flaggers" explains.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. Heritage of hatred and racism.
Sat Sep 28, 2013, 11:17 AM
Sep 2013

This bigot used to run for public office when I was a kid, claiming he wasn't a racist right up until he was imprisoned for bombing a church in Birmingham.

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