IBD, are you one of those people that wants to remove Robert E. Lee's statue from Lee Circle?
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Honk for Confederate Pride
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My friends and I were just echoing the feelings of our parents after we all were forced to move from our neighborhood due to the harrassment during the "Peyton Road affair" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Heights). To this day I think that the stress of all of that was a factor in my father's early death from a heart attack. Daddy didn't want to leave the home where we had so many memories of my brother who at five years old was run over by a drunk driver. But my parents just got tired of all of the harassment.
Wow, this thread really has me stirred up. Skunky did bring a great point. It is a sensitive subject that like abortion is a dead end street.
The Confederate flag stands for those who died in the belief that they were going to make America better. There were blacks and whites who died for this cause, blacks even fighting for the South. I dont feel that the Confederate battle flag should be discriminated against because of the behavior of KKK or extremist groups. We should not blame the flag for its misuse, because the flag is not the enemy.
Think: A rainbow....wow how many meanings that this symbol has....
So, would it be wrong if somebody wanted to BAN rainbows because they hated homosexuals or Christians??
- to a child - it is a beautiful magical thing, look for a pot of gold, St. Patricks Day,
- to a homosexual - it has been used to identify their group in the form of flags, stickers, etc
- to a Christian - it is a symbol that God's promise that He will never flood the Earth again
I guess we can argue back and forth giving examples. Just because I like the flag does not mean I am driving around with a noose in my car...:roll:
a rainbow is nature. it is not a symbol of anything but beauty, unless a certain group, whether religious or other, uses it as a "logo". a confederate flag is made by men to stand for something. this is like saying that nature is comparable to a symbol of racism.
no one said you should not like it ibd.
my little 'un is currently reading about rosa parks in school and doing art projects, etc (including a hilarious rosa parks face on a stick, with holes in the eyes - he held it up to his face and I told him he made a beautiful rosa parks!). - coming home with interesting tidbits about how rosa was so brave and went to jail and now people are treated better. I wonder how Ms Rosa would feel about that flag? that's a discussion for my child when he's older and can grasp the complexity of symbolism via a flag.
if you wanna fly it, please do so with pride, and may there be no prejudice against you for doing so!
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Okay, so how many of you bought Rebel flag beach towels in PCB when you were teenagers?
Honeybun, I went To Robert E. Lee High School! We were the Generals and our mascot was Uncle Bob...life size "replica" of Robert E. on wheels!
Everytime we scored, the boys ran across the field with a big ol' rebel flag. Mind you, that was a looong time ago and the flag has been retired. Good good times.
Honeybun, I went To Robert E. Lee High School! We were the Generals and our mascot was Uncle Bob...life size "replica" of Robert E. on wheels!
I would honk for a Miss Kitty tag
...I am surprised Florida doesn't have one!
Seems like we have one more project then for the new year:roll:
Honeybun, I went To Robert E. Lee High School! We were the Generals and our mascot was Uncle Bob...life size "replica" of Robert E. on wheels!
it was all in funn wasn't it? any minorities attending?
why? look, when you get down past Lake City, you are no longer in the south.