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diptheriadan
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« on: May 01, 2017, 06:06:56 AM »
I support an amended version of this bill that is more...friendly. I support it at it's core though. I grew up around the Confederate flag and because of this, it carries different sentiments with me than it's original purpose intended. I suspect this is the case with many others in the South.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 09:26:55 AM »
Actually, after thinking it over, I don't think this would be a very good idea for the point that CELTICEMPIRE raised.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 12:45:05 PM »
To me, for a flag to truly be representative of a nation, it must conjure of feelings of homeliness and patriotism. For many people in the South, particularly Black Southerners, this just is not the case.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 01:33:50 PM »
I don't believe the bill talks about banning the Confederate flag or other historical Confederate artifacts. To my understanding, it talks about making the Confederate flag (I would suggest changing the wording to the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia) the official flag of the South. As I stated before, I don't believe this flag properly represents the majority of Southerners. If people want to fly the flag, that's ay-okay by me, but I just don't believe that the feelings a flag should conjure up are going to be conjured up by this flag.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2017, 01:52:20 PM »
Oooh. I reread it. I apologize. I'm cool with it. Still would want it to be more friendly.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2017, 02:19:50 PM »
I'm cool with it for things like memorials, like in South Carolina.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2017, 02:41:31 PM »
As a memorial, yeah sure. Although, I would suggest against it. As I said above, I don't believe that the Confederate flag is very popular with a very large portion of Southern society, so it could result in backlash.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2017, 12:02:16 PM »
I actually did that when the bill first passed because i'm lazy and impatient. Carry on.
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2017, 01:27:00 PM »
Um...what lawsuit?
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diptheriadan
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2017, 01:40:56 PM »

I thought that that was all sorted out.
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2017, 10:18:41 PM »
I still don't really see what the whole hub-bub is about it. It only mandates the flag is flown on Confederate Memorial Day and protects Confederate monuments/graves.
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