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customerserviceguy

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8. We take it back by keeping it

Reply to needledriver (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 04:54 PM

Jul 2019

Just the other day, I saw an elaborate sign referring to a Revolutionary War battle, and it had both the Betsy Ross flag and the British Union Jack on it. That's history, and no amount of whitewash will change that. We need to stop papering over the things in historical times that we're clearly more enlightened about today.

And I'm going to use the "OK" sign any damn time I want, to mean something it's meant for decades, if not centuries.

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Can we take back the Betsy Ross flag? [View all] needledriver Jul 2019 OP

He has the right to be pissed. But, the media doesn't have to spend so much time on this mucifer Jul 2019 #1

It's gotten so MSM fractures this country in so damn many directions. We used to be one RKP5637 Jul 2019 #6

It's getting so these shitheads are destroying everything they touch. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #2

Not without ignoring US history. guillaumeb Jul 2019 #3

The whole Betsy Ross flag thing is largely myth... Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #4

This!!!!!! "It's just another case of stupid conservatives getting their RKP5637 Jul 2019 #7

Doesn't mean I have to reject the flag Loki Liesmith Jul 2019 #9

No, but don't put Betsy in a corner... Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #10

Too late IMHO...And I thought it was due to colonialism Boxerfan Jul 2019 #5

We take it back by keeping it customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jul 2019 #11

I may be the only one, but I agree with you. Crunchy Frog Jul 2019 #12

The RW is chasing its scrawny little rat tail about this jpak Jul 2019 #13