Confederate Emblems to be Removed Nationwide.

[Arcturus Novus]

Now that all signs of the confederacy are going away, I say we begin tearing apart the US's "union" and its symbols as well. And finally, we can go back to the flag of the United Kingdom. the stars and stripes is a sign of treason and rebellion against the crown and the government after all!

Except the United States is an actual country recognized by the entire world.

[Nordengrund]

It's okay if you don't support the flag. I am just pointing out that you claim to support freedom of expression when you are against people flying rebel flags.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

So you support a person's right to display it, but you just don't encourage it?

[Wallenburg]

Now that all signs of the confederacy are going away, I say we begin tearing apart the US's "union" and its symbols as well. And finally, we can go back to the flag of the United Kingdom. the stars and stripes is a sign of treason and rebellion against the crown and the government after all!

[Tigeria]

And there's nothing wrong with that.

You are saying that you support the freedom of expression, but you are also saying that people on the south shouldn't shouldn't have the right to express themselves with the Confederate Flag.

It's like saying you like both penutbutter and jelly, but you hate a penutbutter and jelly sandwich.

Close, but not quite, I believe if people want to support and express southern pride they can, but not with that flag, yes I know it has become the flag of southern pride, but it is not just a pride flag it's a rebel flag that ultimately supports the breakup of the United States.

[Jumalariik]

Anyone should fly whatever flag they want to fly, don't take their rights away. 1st amendment people. Yeah it's bad, but you realize people actually fly the soviet flag?

Agreed.
Historical memory is so tainted by politics and wishful thinking. The regimes that killed the most civilians of the 20th century: the soviet union, maoist china, the empire of japan, all are remembered as less evil than the nazis and the confederates. It's ok to fly a Japanese, Soviet or Chinese flag, (despite their unattractiveness), but a swastika or a confederate flag are banned. It is very odd. Putin wants to rename Stalingrad.
Now, i'm not against these removals, however, you can't remove the symbol of a mildly evil democracy like the Confederacy, yet allow the flag of China to be flown. China's flag should be considered a symbol of hate. China has done more persecution of minorities and civilians than the confederacy, however, the Chinese flag is fine, in fact, it is racist not to like it being flown.

[Trollgaard]

Nonsense. I hope once the issue is debated by the SC government the bill or whatever to remove the flag is defeated. Keep history alive. Keep that glorious battle flag flying high.

Yep. A battle standard for future racist killers to rally behind.

A battle standard that honors the dead.

Any fool can use anything as a symbol. To start banning symbols and getting ridding them because a wacko uses them is ridiculous.

[The German Democratic Reich]

Now that all signs of the confederacy are going away, I say we begin tearing apart the US's "union" and its symbols as well. And finally, we can go back to the flag of the United Kingdom. the stars and stripes is a sign of treason and rebellion against the crown and the government after all!

Except the United States is an actual country recognized by the entire world.

A "country" (if you call it that) that stole everything from the crown, rebelled, and committed mass treason, if it where up to me, the government would be dismantled and paintings of traitor washington burned!

The rebels, and all soldiers who fought for your traitorous continent have no honour, and deserve none of it. You where founded by a bunch of slave owning racists and lunatics with a false sense of freedom.

[Tigeria]

Now that all signs of the confederacy are going away, I say we begin tearing apart the US's "union" and its symbols as well. And finally, we can go back to the flag of the United Kingdom. the stars and stripes is a sign of treason and rebellion against the crown and the government after all!

Except Great Britain is not here anymore and the U.S. Is a country.

[Heartlost]

Wanna expand upon that?

Don't bother. We'll get a lecture on states' rights and "Southern heritage". We've all heard it a million times.

No, it's a lecture on how the ignorant (like yourself) never learn from history and as such are forever doomed to repeat it.

A sad day for both reason and freedom, no one ever learns.

Wanna expand upon that?

No, not really. I kinda like having the ability to sit back and watch this shit show from a distance.

[Eastern Equestria]

A memorial which happens to be on the grounds of South Carolina's state capitol. By flying it there, the government is essentially telling its citizens that it endorses the values which that flag represents. That's why it needs to come down.

Nonsense. I hope once the issue is debated by the SC government the bill or whatever to remove the flag is defeated. Keep history alive. Keep that glorious battle flag flying high.

I'm not sure if keeping alive SC's history of racially motivated treason would be in their best interests.

[The Cobalt Sky]

Now that all signs of the confederacy are going away, I say we begin tearing apart the US's "union" and its symbols as well. And finally, we can go back to the flag of the United Kingdom. the stars and stripes is a sign of treason and rebellion against the crown and the government after all!

I think it's supposed to be one of those semi-serious "this is what your ridiculous opinion amounts to," posts, but it just seems weird because you don't share their true opinion and thus don't see the humor. I don't share it either, I think, but their tone makes it somewhat clear what they're actually thinking. Or maybe they are serious. This is NS, and I can't tell what's real anymore.

[Arcturus Novus]

Except the United States is an actual country recognized by the entire world.

A "country" (if you call it that) that stole everything from the crown, rebelled, and committed mass treason, if it where up to me, the government would be dismantled and paintings of traitor washington burned!

The rebels, and all soldiers who fought for your traitorous continent have no honour, and deserve none of it. You where founded by a bunch of slave owning racists and lunatics with a false sense of freedom.

Is this real life? Or is this just really thinly-veiled satire in support of the Confederate flag?

[Eastern Equestria]

Yep. A battle standard for future racist killers to rally behind.

A battle standard that honors the dead.

Any fool can use anything as a symbol. To start banning symbols and getting ridding them because a wacko uses them is ridiculous.

Nobody who's reasonable is advocating that we ban it, just that it should be removed from government buildings.

[Gauthier]

Nonsense. I hope once the issue is debated by the SC government the bill or whatever to remove the flag is defeated. Keep history alive. Keep that glorious battle flag flying high.

I'm not sure if keeping alive SC's history of racially motivated treason would be in their best interests.

Southern Strategy 2: Electoral Boogaloo

[The Cobalt Sky]

A "country" (if you call it that) that stole everything from the crown, rebelled, and committed mass treason, if it where up to me, the government would be dismantled and paintings of traitor washington burned!

The rebels, and all soldiers who fought for your traitorous continent have no honour, and deserve none of it. You where founded by a bunch of slave owning racists and lunatics with a false sense of freedom.

Is this real life? Or is this just really thinly-veiled satire in support of the Confederate flag?

Probably satire. But also Poe's Law

[Tayner]

You are saying that you support the freedom of expression, but you are also saying that people on the south shouldn't shouldn't have the right to express themselves with the Confederate Flag.

It's like saying you like both penutbutter and jelly, but you hate a penutbutter and jelly sandwich.

Close, but not quite, I believe if people want to support and express southern pride they can, but not with that flag, yes I know it has become the flag of southern pride, but it is not just a pride flag it's a rebel flag that ultimately supports the breakup of the United States.

The Union flag represents how we pushed Native Americans out of our way so we could keep going west. Don't get me wrong, I love the flag, but some of the shit we did to add a few stars to it wasn't really that nice.

[Gauthier]

A "country" (if you call it that) that stole everything from the crown, rebelled, and committed mass treason, if it where up to me, the government would be dismantled and paintings of traitor washington burned!

The rebels, and all soldiers who fought for your traitorous continent have no honour, and deserve none of it. You where founded by a bunch of slave owning racists and lunatics with a false sense of freedom.

Is this real life? Or is this just really thinly-veiled satire in support of the Confederate flag?

It's rather amusing, because if there was no United States in the first place there'd be no Confederate State to secede from it accordingly.

[Eastern Equestria]

I'm not sure if keeping alive SC's history of racially motivated treason would be in their best interests.

Southern Strategy 2: Electoral Boogaloo

The Civil War ain't over, it's just halftime! Now let's send them Yankee boys a packin'!

[Tigeria]

Close, but not quite, I believe if people want to support and express southern pride they can, but not with that flag, yes I know it has become the flag of southern pride, but it is not just a pride flag it's a rebel flag that ultimately supports the breakup of the United States.

The Union flag represents how we pushed Native Americans out of our way so we could keep going west. Don't get me wrong, I love the flag, but some of the shit we did to add a few stars to it wasn't really that nice.

I Agree, we've done unspeakable things to anyone who isn't white, straight, or Christian.

[Arcturus Novus]

Is this real life? Or is this just really thinly-veiled satire in support of the Confederate flag?

It's rather amusing, because if there was no United States in the first place there'd be no Confederate State to secede from it accordingly.

Huh, how about that.

[Trollgaard]

A battle standard that honors the dead.

Any fool can use anything as a symbol. To start banning symbols and getting ridding them because a wacko uses them is ridiculous.

Nobody who's reasonable is advocating that we ban it, just that it should be removed from government buildings.

It shouldn't be removed. In fact, put on back on the state flags that used to have it. Fly the battle flag over the state houses that used to fly them.

Resist this tide of PC lunacy. Don't let social justice warriors and ignorant youth erase history because OMG FEELINGS!!!!!

[Gauthier]

Nobody who's reasonable is advocating that we ban it, just that it should be removed from government buildings.

It shouldn't be removed. In fact, put on back on the state flags that used to have it. Fly the battle flag over the state houses that used to fly them.

Resist this tide of PC lunacy. Don't let social justice warriors and ignorant youth erase history because OMG FEELINGS!!!!!

Yeah, how dare those uppity negroes demand they be taken down, just because someone used it as a battle standard before gunning down black people in church! So what if countless white supremacist groups use it as a flag? They're not brown so it's okay!

[Arcturus Novus]

Nobody who's reasonable is advocating that we ban it, just that it should be removed from government buildings.

It shouldn't be removed. In fact, put on back on the state flags that used to have it. Fly the battle flag over the state houses that used to fly them.

Resist this tide of PC lunacy. Don't let social justice warriors and ignorant youth erase history because OMG FEELINGS!!!!!

I am ashamed that my eyes had to read this.

[Tigeria]

Nobody who's reasonable is advocating that we ban it, just that it should be removed from government buildings.

It shouldn't be removed. In fact, put on back on the state flags that used to have it. Fly the battle flag over the state houses that used to fly them.

Resist this tide of PC lunacy. Don't let social justice warriors and ignorant youth erase history because OMG FEELINGS!!!!!

You know what? You've convinced me, we should stop what we are doing and fly the confederate flag all over the south, while we are at it we should reinstate all those lovely Jim Crow laws and let the south secede from the union. LET THE CONFEDERACY RETURN IN ALL ITS GLORY!!

On a serious note, no. I agree we shouldn't erase history, but that flag can go, the only place it belongs is in a museum dedicated to the civil war.

[Trollgaard]

It shouldn't be removed. In fact, put on back on the state flags that used to have it. Fly the battle flag over the state houses that used to fly them.

Resist this tide of PC lunacy. Don't let social justice warriors and ignorant youth erase history because OMG FEELINGS!!!!!

I am ashamed that my eyes had to read this.

I'm ashamed that taking down the battle flag is even an issue.