Mitt Romney: Take Down the Confederate Flag Immediately

[AuH20]

Okay. After we take down the flag, we can ban the LDS too. How bout it Mitt?

https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/612276050182049792

Take down the #ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol. To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims.

 

[Ronin Truth]

MYOB Mitt!

 

[Warlord]

Romney is an idiot

 

[Brett85]

I don't see any reason not to take it down. There are too many libertarians that I've run into that still defend the Confederacy. In reality slavery is the antithesis to libertarianism, and there should be nothing but disgust and contempt for the Confederacy. I know that the North had their problems as well, but I see no reason to defend the Confederacy.

 

[William Tell]

Mitt Romney, the Yankee liberal.

 

[VIDEODROME]

I sometimes wonder why people really want to fly the Confederate flag or display it. I could maybe see displaying both flags together on Memorial Day for the sake of history and remembering the loss of life on both sides of the Civil War. That's about it.

Otherwise, I tend to associate it with redneck culture and some racism with that. I would be embarrassed to live in a state that still displayed the Confederate Flag in an official way.

 

[William Tell]

I sometimes wonder why people really want to fly the Confederate flag or display it. I could maybe see displaying both flags together on Memorial Day for the sake of history and remembering the loss of life on both sides of the Civil War. That's about it.

Otherwise, I tend to associate it with redneck culture and some racism with that. I would be embarrassed to live in a state that still displayed the Confederate Flag in an official way.

And you are not embarrassed by the flag of the Union?

 

[TheTexan]

I don't see any reason not to take it down. There are too many libertarians that I've run into that still defend the Confederacy. In reality slavery is the antithesis to libertarianism, and there should be nothing but disgust and contempt for the Confederacy. I know that the North had their problems as well, but I see no reason to defend the Confederacy.

Yes, people who defend the Confederacy are racist racists and should be shunned accordingly, as there is no other reason to defend the Confederacy than if you're a slavery-loving racist.

 

[TheTexan]

Sir President Abraham F. Lincoln, Freer of Slaves, Uniter of States, Hero to the Republic:

 

[VIDEODROME]

And you are not embarrassed by the flag of the Union?

In the context of this discussion where we are talking about formally displaying the Union Flag with the State Flag in front state capitol buildings, no. Like it or not, that Flag is just showing my state as being part of the United States even if the behavior of this nation sometimes makes you want to barf in your mouth a little when.

But why display a flag for a Confederacy that doesn't exist anymore? What is the state trying to say here going out of they're way to display a symbol connected with either Slavery or Secession?

Also, I'm partly biased here for some reason, but I just strongly connect this symbol rednecks. It just think it would be a good PR move for them to take down this flag.

 

[Carlybee]

I sometimes wonder why people really want to fly the Confederate flag or display it. I could maybe see displaying both flags together on Memorial Day for the sake of history and remembering the loss of life on both sides of the Civil War. That's about it.

Otherwise, I tend to associate it with redneck culture and some racism with that. I would be embarrassed to live in a state that still displayed the Confederate Flag in an official way.

Then by all means feel free to sig heil your American flag on a daily basis.

 

[Carlybee]

In the context of this discussion where we are talking about formally displaying the Union Flag with the State Flag in front state capitol buildings, no. Like it or not, that Flag is just showing my state as being part of the United States even if the behavior of this nation sometimes makes you want to barf in your mouth a little when.

But why display a flag for a Confederacy that doesn't exist anymore? What is the state trying to say here going out of they're way to display a symbol connected with either Slavery or Secession?

Also, I'm partly biased here for some reason, but I just strongly connect this symbol rednecks. It just think it would be a good PR move for them to take down this flag.

Slavery bad..nothing wrong with secession but hey thanks for referring to my entire ancestry that fought for the south as rednecks....they being descendants of those who defeated the British during the Revolution.

 

[VIDEODROME]

 

[Carlybee]

 

[Carlybee]

It's a flag, stupid. No more offensive than having to serve a federal flag. If you are offended by symbols go to the line marked butthurt.


Banning the confederate flag confirms the assumption that every one from the south is going to go out and committ mass murder against blacks. The truth is, they do a pretty good job of murdering themselves in large quantities. (See crime in Chicago..any given day). It confirms the assumption that everyone in the South still supports slavery. You would be very hard pressed to find that many who don't think slavery was abhorrent. If flags represent violence or oppression, then Old Glory might have a bit to answer for as well. Is there an American flag on the side of war drones that kill thousands of innocent people around the world?

While what happened in SC is horrible, the fact that people are murdered in this country every day is rarely seen on the msm unless it serves to advance an agenda.

If you believe in states' rights, then this would be a states issue anyway.

First they came for the flags.....

 

[sparebulb]

Willard wants me and my people to feel extra bad about the Confederacy.

Fair enough.

Why doesn't Willard and his people take responsibility for the original 9/11, the Mountain Meadow Massacre?

Only the sound of crickets for 157 years now and counting.....

 

[William Tell]

Then by all means feel free to sig heil your American flag on a daily basis.

It was the American way....

 

[Zippyjuan]

In the context of this discussion where we are talking about formally displaying the Union Flag with the State Flag in front state capitol buildings, no. Like it or not, that Flag is just showing my state as being part of the United States even if the behavior of this nation sometimes makes you want to barf in your mouth a little when.

But why display a flag for a Confederacy that doesn't exist anymore? What is the state trying to say here going out of they're way to display a symbol connected with either Slavery or Secession?

Also, I'm partly biased here for some reason, but I just strongly connect this symbol rednecks. It just think it would be a good PR move for them to take down this flag.

Maybe they should fly other flags from our history as well. Texas state house could fly the Mexican flag since most of the state used to be Mexico. New Orleans could fly the French flag. The colonial states could fly the British flag. Alaska the Russian flag. Florida the Spanish flag.

 

[Southron]

Hey look, another Yankee telling people in other states how to live! Over 150 years and some things are still the same.

 

[William Tell]

Maybe they should fly other flags from our history as well. Texas state house could fly the Mexican flag since most of the state used to be Mexico. New Orleans could fly the French flag. The colonial states could fly the British flag. Alaska the Russian flag. Florida the Spanish flag.

Actually, Zippy, the welcome center in Texas flies the 6 main flags which flew over Texas. Including the Spanish, French, Mexican, Texan, Confederate, and United States flags.

The 1824 flag which represents the old Mexican Constitution is still popular with many Texas patriots.