Statues, confederate flag and MORE

[TommyPettigrew3076]

Originally Posted by Superfan1

I am black and I defended this great country for 4 years during the Vietnam War era; but I, and most black people, find the Confederate flag offensive. It is a symbol of racism, plain and simple.

The Confederate flag never has stood for racism it was merely the flag of the confederacy plain and simple . People act like that flag was made purposely to offend and represent racism this is CLEARLY false. I was not born or raised in the south I am just stating a historical fact . You cannot expect to take history away from people or places because at one time a person or group took something and used it and this so called group claimed it as a representation of that said group. Growing up I never had white or black or Mexican friends. I just had FRIENDS no color was ever involved we are taught racism black or white .

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by TommyPettigrew3076

You cannot expect to take history away from people or places because at one time a person or group took something and used it and this so called group claimed it as a representation of that said group.

Sure you can! This is the 21ST Century. Haven't you heard of "Revisionist History"? Abraham Lincoln is a democrat now and all of those southern democratic slaveholders really weren't.

[Grey Ghost]

Mount Rushmore next to come down? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and the good Roosevelt. No democrats carvered into the granite there...I'm sure it offends somebody.