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#111
12-20-2005, 12:03 AM
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Re: So I guess some people think symbols/posters should be banned.
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[ QUOTE ] Also, I don't see how the confederate flag represents slavery. The civil war was about states' rights, not slavery. Slavery was a side issue. [/ QUOTE ] is this what they teach u at CUNY? [/ QUOTE ] what....did u get a one sided northern education in how to be a moron? the flag did not stand for slavery...and the war was fought for many reasons...that flag was used in a war....it doesnt mean it has anything to do with race...i dont have time to go into detail on this right now 
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#112
12-20-2005, 12:04 AM
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Re: So I guess some people think symbols/posters should be banned.
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You're using something totally unrealistic and ridiculous to argue against tsc's reasonable comments and right after mocking wacki's ridiculous statement. It just bugged me. Or I'm reading it wrong. [/ QUOTE ] My post was meant to be borderline absurd. I was trying to illustrate that a small sample of people with a particular definition of something doesn't make that definition true. While it may not have been the most coherent example, I think it got the point across.
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#115
12-20-2005, 12:06 AM
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Re: So I guess some people think symbols/posters should be banned.
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I was trying to illustrate that a small sample of people with a particular definition of something doesn't make that definition true. [/ QUOTE ] this works both ways though. Anyways, I am off to play some b-ball, have fun.
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#116
12-20-2005, 12:11 AM
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Re: So I guess some people think symbols/posters should be banned.
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You're using something totally unrealistic and ridiculous to argue against tsc's reasonable comments and right after mocking wacki's ridiculous statement. It just bugged me. Or I'm reading it wrong. [/ QUOTE ] Please explain to me how basing a sample set off of 10,000 dollywood regulars is more absurd than basing it of 8 skinheads you met in an alley. Seriously my comment was a bit silly but it was nowhere near as absurd as some of the claims my opponents have made. Also, I've made plenty of historical arguements in the past. They were ignored because "the symbol has evolved to something else which is hate". I see no reason why I can't counter that with using the country culture. BTW, my dollywood comment wasn't actually about dollywood. It was about the people who visited dollywood. There is a HUGE difference. You better explain to my why my comment is more ridiculous than an 8 skinhead sample set.
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#117
12-20-2005, 12:11 AM
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Re: So I guess some people think symbols/posters should be banned.
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[ QUOTE ] WHITE POWER [/ QUOTE ] fypeachy [/ QUOTE ] The north did just as much injustice in regards to slaves of the NORTH and thier abuse of immigrants...try actually learning history sometime...i dont see mass slave graves in the south like there are in NY full of thousands of bodies. How can people assume we are the racist ones? Everyone in America used slaves and it had been a practice since the beginning of time....these were NOT the primary reasons for our war
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#118
12-20-2005, 12:15 AM
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[ QUOTE ] whats the problem with the flag then? [/ QUOTE ] I don't have a problem with it. I do think it has A LOT to do with racism. For those that have never been in the south it's hard to explain. But I don't have a problem with it and I don't have a problem with swastikas. [/ QUOTE ] uve got to be kidding me...people of ALL races fly that flag here...to the non retarded it stands for southern heritage and tradition. A very small percent of people fly that flag to strictly be RACIST. And u driving through the south doesnt make u an expert on our way of life here To me flying the American flag is just as "racist" as flying the confederate flag
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#120
12-20-2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Controversy over symbols and racism .
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Just to be clear, one more time, I DO NOT WANT THE CONFEDERATE FLAG TO BE BANNED, RESTRICTED, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT! [/ QUOTE ] I do. Not in OOT, but to have any part of a flag flying over any state capital with a confederate flag design is completely unacceptible. Not only for what that flag, rightly or wrongly, symbolizes to millions of Americans, but also because THEY LOST THE WAR. If you lose the war, you do not get to continue flying your colors. But even ignoring that, it should be pretty obviously wrong for any public institution to have any part of that flag.
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