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Hitchens sets Huck, MSM Enablers on Blast

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by jgmacg, Jan 22, 2008.

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  1. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    Poverty has many causes. Sometimes, the poor are to blame. Sometimes, the rich are to blame. Often, it's a combination of both. On those occasions when people are poor because the rich are either partially or fully to blame, the truth should be told.
     
    writing irish, Jan 23, 2008
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  2. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Proof positive that somebody wasn't seriously paying attention. For its entire life, but especially since its readoption in the 1950's, the Confederate battle flag is a symbol of white-supremacist government. No more. No less.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Jan 23, 2008
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  3. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    So is Huckabee's pandering to good ole boys in the south the same or different than Hillary Clinton pandering to and getting endorsements from people like Calvin Butts?
     
    zagoshe, Jan 23, 2008
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  4. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    In Alabama, both MLK and Lee are officially recognized by the same holiday. And I guarantee you that 99% of folks had no idea that Lee was part of the mix on Monday.
     
    dixiehack, Jan 23, 2008
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  5. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    A swastika has had meanings beyong just nazism. It's just that, well you know what the universal understanding of that symbol is now. Same goes for that flag as far as I'm concerned.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jan 23, 2008
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  6. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    No, I don't know anyone who raises the swastika as a symbol of pride in german heritage. I know plenty of southerners to whom the confederate flag is just a symbol of their southern heritage -- starting with Lynard Skynard! -- the two are not comparable.
     
    zagoshe, Jan 23, 2008
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  7. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    I contemplated the comparison before I pressed "post." I'm not saying they mirror each other, but I don't think they're too far apart either.

    And even if some people take the flag to mean something different, a majority of the people don't, and those who still wave it are well aware of how it's perceived.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jan 23, 2008
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  8. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    The Confederate Flag that is in use today is, as numerous people have pointed out, a 20th century invention that symbolizes opposition to the Civil Rights movement.

    It is not in any way "historical" and does not represent "southern heritage."
     
    zeke12, Jan 23, 2008
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  9. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    In its most literal historical context no, it doesn't -- to many southerners, yet it does and it has nothing to do with racism.
     
    zagoshe, Jan 23, 2008
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  10. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    It has no meaning beyond the 20th century defense of white supremacy.
    Why do you think they don't wave the stars and bars, which was the actual national flag?
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Jan 23, 2008
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  11. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    The national flag of the confederacy

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    Not the confederate flag you tend to see on the back of pick-up trucks.
     
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    sportschick, Jan 23, 2008
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  12. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Defended his southern heritage against Medgar Evers.

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    Fenian_Bastard, Jan 23, 2008
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