Confederate flag no longer at Six Flags Over Texas

[struggle4progress]

Updated 2 hrs 43 mins ago

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Confederate flag will no longer wave at Six Flags Over Texas. Instead, the Dallas-area theme park will fly six American flags.

The Arlington park's Friday change comes as communities across the nation debate Confederate memorials and symbols after the deadly rally over a Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Spokeswoman Sharon Parker says they "always choose to focus on celebrating the things that unite us versus those that divide us."

The park was named for the six flags that've flown over Texas. In addition to the Confederate flag, the others were those of Spain, Mexico, France, the Republic of Texas and the U.S. ...

http://abc13.com/society/confederate-flag-no-longer-waves-at-six-flags/2323423/

[lapfog_1]

1. OK - just f'ing rename the parks...

texas was proud of being ruled by 6 different "nations" as that exhibited their independence or something.

[LeftInTX]

3. LOL!!

No one goes to an amusement park to get an education. I never paid any attention to the six flags. Never even looked at them. Why would I? I'm there for the rides!

[blogslut]

2. Angus always was the better brother.

[Stallion]

4. This Seems Like One Place Where the Confederate Flag was Historically Appropriate FACT

kind of wary about CHANGING history like this

[Beartracks]

5. I'm kinda with you on that.

The Confederacy was, briefly, a nation, and it's flag indeed officially flew over Texas. Just like Mexico's -- and despite the war and the Alamo, no one thought twice about THAT flag being one of the six flying high over the midway.

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[Skittles]

6. ADD A RAINBOW FLAG

[Fresh_Start]

7. Replace the confederate flag with the confederate flag of surrender nt

mt

[malaise]

8. If that were true why did they ever fly the

Confederate flag.