Conferation flag on a pickup
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zanner69
THE LIVING LEGEND-RETIRED
zanner69 said:
It's also a favourite symbol of certain pro-white (usually meaning anti-everyone-else) racist types.
holdem007 said:
Thats quite the prejudical statement there buckwheat. With open minded people like you we are surely going to have a large amount of intellectual input.
nice start, try to jump on an easy bandwagon before it rolls away.
Note to self, sell the General Leejohnhenrygalt said:
oops, I mean the 69 Charger. And the 74 F100.I was at a music festival in England in the summer and tons of people were flying Confederate flags outside their tent. Doesn't mean their racist.
Could it mean he's a rebel? Sure could. Could it mean he's a (closet) racist? Sure could.
Whether it should or not, the Confederate flag has become a symbol of racism. Those who fly it openly are either ignorant of that fact or proud of it.
Whether it should or not, the Confederate flag has become a symbol of racism. Those who fly it openly are either ignorant of that fact or proud of it.
Keebler Elf said:
Only to some people. Many intelligent and worldly people are unaware of the racist sensationalism surrounding it, and fly it as a symbol of freedom or rebellion (even if they aren't really rebelling against anything, but seemingly want to display that they are). It's just country, to some people. And many others are aware of the racist label, but don't buy it, feeling that just because a certain group of people are trying to paint that particular flag as the symbol of all things racist, doesn't mean it is, in fact, racist.
Other folk, they fly because they're racist idiots. Obviously you equate it with racism. Others don't. Its not fair to say that someone who flies a rebel flag is a racist, or even that most people who fly it are.
And no, I don't fly a confederate flag, I'm not a rebel, and I'm not a racist. Just saying what I've seen.
I'd guess he's just a local guy who likes Skynyrd music.
Many people play up their southern roots and take pride in being a bit of a redneck - some are also racist but not all of them.
Some just attach themselves to an attitude they like.
If I flew the Jolly Roger pirate flag, it would just give others an indication my rebellion but wouldn't mean I have a peg leg.
Many people play up their southern roots and take pride in being a bit of a redneck - some are also racist but not all of them.
Some just attach themselves to an attitude they like.
If I flew the Jolly Roger pirate flag, it would just give others an indication my rebellion but wouldn't mean I have a peg leg.
mmouse said:
ConfederatION flag? You mean this one:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/images/union-jack.gif
or maybe you mean the red ensign:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/images/flag_red_ensign.gif
Those are the only two flags I know of that are associated with confederatION, the former is the one that flew at the confederation of Upper and Lower Canada, the latter is the one (or variations of it) that was flown in Canada when the other provinces joined confederation.
Alot of vehicles brought up from Louisiana and Alabama after hurricane Katrina with confederate 'rebel' flags were bought for like a $1 per car at auctions... apparently some Canadian dealers went nuts over the prices and there is a huge influx of vehicles from the south in Canada now. especially in the Milton/Halton Hills area....
and confederate rebel is not the same as confederation...
and confederate rebel is not the same as confederation...
DonQuixote said:
..when in reality they should be surprised that such a tiny, tiny country had such an enormous impact in raising the standard of living in nearly every corner of the globe for such a long duration throughout history.
and even so, USA is simply GB part two.
Every place had it's problems. I guess the question is how you define quality of life. Since Europeans came to NA, the natives have higher life expectancy and no longer are involved in military conflicts with their neighbours. You could also say that their freedoms were taken away and have been exposed to many negative life factors such as alcohol.
India wasn't a perfect place either pre-colonialism. There is a long history of conquest and conflict there, from stepe tribes such as Timurids and Mughal and conquests from other Indian states. Most people don't understand how diverse India is with so many ethnic groups and sub-groups, language and cultures. Even still, there are a numbers of groups that want indepenance from India. India had slavery and a rigid caste system. The Brits of course had little concern except their own benefits but at least they started to demolish the caste sytem although the classism still lingers. Post-colonial India has done a good job using economic colonialism to benefit their people since then, despite the problems the Brits left behind.
Colonialism can have both positive and negative effects, depending on who was in charge and the poit of view of the person involved.
India wasn't a perfect place either pre-colonialism. There is a long history of conquest and conflict there, from stepe tribes such as Timurids and Mughal and conquests from other Indian states. Most people don't understand how diverse India is with so many ethnic groups and sub-groups, language and cultures. Even still, there are a numbers of groups that want indepenance from India. India had slavery and a rigid caste system. The Brits of course had little concern except their own benefits but at least they started to demolish the caste sytem although the classism still lingers. Post-colonial India has done a good job using economic colonialism to benefit their people since then, despite the problems the Brits left behind.
Colonialism can have both positive and negative effects, depending on who was in charge and the poit of view of the person involved.
fuji said:
Just to clear the air the Thread is about the Southern American Confederate flag. Here is a pic.
http://rebelclub.org.uk/images/Confederate Flag Normal jpeg.jpg
