Petition to Ban Confederate Flag from Walton County Courthouse

[Teresa]

One day when we can self govern, create infrastructure, control beach growth and development, attract more industry and jobs, and provide excellent leadership, I hope our leaders will be very progressive and help open doors for a more multicultural place to live. Meanwhile, we live in a tourism driven community with almost no leadership or hope for necessary infrastructure much less housing, services, or growth oversight. We shall see.

African Americans in Defuniak Springs told us their thoughts on that flag where they live and work and raise families. Some of us stand with them, regardless of where they may live. Some care only for their flag of pride on public land when they could easily take it down and fly it wherever they may. There are too few minority voices in Walton County to be heard at all. And perhaps that's the lesson here.

 

[Lake View Too]

If the Confederate flag has nothing to do with racism, why are you talking about African Americans? There must be a connection somewhere...

 

[mputnal]

One day when we can self govern, create infrastructure, control beach growth and development, attract more industry and jobs, and provide excellent leadership, I hope our leaders will be very progressive and help open doors for a more multicultural place to live. Meanwhile, we live in a tourism driven community with almost no leadership or hope for necessary infrastructure much less housing, services, or growth oversight. We shall see.

African Americans in Defuniak Springs told us their thoughts on that flag where they live and work and raise families. Those voices should matter.

South Walton community leaders have not shown any desire to change economic development except to continue this coastal segregation. Neither have the people in this community shown any desire to petition for any diversity incentives. You live in this community and fire off all these attacks on the Confederate Flag as being racist but you are white and live in an exclusive white community. You do not see the hypocrisy? My grandmother said that everyone should clean around their own back door before telling others to.

 

[Teresa]

MP, attacking is not my way. I have listened to everyone and considered every perspective here. And learned much.

You are making a lot of assumptions again. Your inflammatory posts only reflect on you. Every post you make is a nasty attack on people you don't know and a beach town filled with good people, families and businesses - who you don't know. I won't be reading or responding to any more of them. Life is too short.

 

[mputnal]

If the Confederate flag has nothing to do with racism, why are you talking about African Americans? There must be a connection somewhere...

If you are white you have a connection to racism. If you are black you have a connection to racism. If you fly the American Flag you have a connection to racism. We are all linked in some way to racism. The difference between you an me is that I am AWARE of it and you HIDE from it by using the Confederate Flag.

 

[mputnal]

Attacking is not my way. I have listened to everyone. And learned much.

You are making a lot of assumptions again. Your inflammatory posts only reflect on you.

We have Walton County leaders overseeing the entire County as is their duty. Any and all governance pertaining to South Walton revolves around tourism and development of more tourism. Period.

Why does Walton County and people like myself support the Confederate Flag?

 

[Misty]

Teresa wrote:

African Americans in Defuniak Springs told us their thoughts on that flag where they live and work and raise families. Those voices should matter.

Prior to that meeting Teresa the LOCAL black community was in agreement to some sort of compromise. Their voices were heard and the BCC came up with a compromise that was agreeable until the loud mouths from the NAACP and the bleeding heart Uhlfelder's threw a childish hisssy fit with their self righteous indignation and were almost removed from the building.

Don't imply their voice were ignored or didn't matter because that simply isn't true.

 

[Teresa]

Many of us were in shock over the compromise of replacing a confederate flag with another confederate flag. I can see how confederate flag lovers would like the decision. But I would be surprised if others thought this was a fair and good compromise ,regardless.

I'm not implying anything. I am stating my feeling and belief. African Americans spoke. They were heard but not no one listened.

 

[mputnal]

Again. North Walton County has NO problem with African American Diversity while South Walton County has almost NO African Americans. You had a choice where to live and you chose a segregated community but you are not racist because of it. Walton County chooses to fly the Confederate Flag but they are not racists. Why is this so hard to understand. If you want to show respect for African Americans then you could choose to do many more important things with your time.

I hope my posts reflect on me as a human being with good intent and room to grow. Maybe lots of room

 

[mputnal]

Many of us were in shock over the compromise of replacing a confederate flag with another confederate flag. I can see how confederate flag lovers would like the decision. But I would be surprised if others thought this was a fair and good compromise ,regardless.

I'm not implying anything. I am stating my feeling and belief. African Americans spoke. They were heard but not no one listened.

What is a flag lover and why does Walton County fly the Confederate Flag?