False narrative. That flag has always represented Democrats. It was the battle flag against the first Republican president. More recently, Clinton-Gore used it extensively in their campaign.
Denial is now the Mississippi River??? VERY interesting to see those southern folks finally turning against the symbollism represented by the BATTLE flag of the Confederacy. Interesting that a number of news sources and commetators are now specifically noting it it is indeed the battle flag, and NOT the flag of the Confedeate States.
It’s the “battle” that equals the treason of secession against the union, and firing on Union forces in overt act of war, to protect a radical economy based on slavery and agriculture, as the south had litttle industry where “wager workers” were more viable in the economy.
Whoa what chutzpah!! Since when is the Confederate flag a Republican issue?? The Democrats voted to continue slavery, they voted for the Jim Crow laws and segregation, the KKK was founded by Democrats, Clinton and Gore honored the Confederate flag while in office. It was the battle flag against Lincoln, the first Republican president. So cut this cr@p about making a connection between the GOP and the Confederacy…that’s absolute bu||$h1t.
“In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”-George Wallace, Governor of Alabama. DEMOCRAT.
Bull Connor, DEMOCRAT. (July 11, 1897 – March 10, 1973), was the Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, during the American Civil Rights Movement. His office, under the city commission government, gave him responsibility for administrative oversight of the Birmingham Fire Department and the Birmingham Police Department, which had their own chiefs.Connor’s actions to enforce racial segregation and deny civil rights to Black citizens, especially during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Birmingham campaign of 1963, made him an international symbol of racism. Bull Connor directed the use of fire hoses and police attack dogs against civil rights activists, that included the children of many protesters. These tactics exposed the extent of racism when shown on national television. They served as one of the catalysts for major social and legal change in the Southern United States and contributed to passage by the United States Congress of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
midaswelby almost 9 years ago
False narrative. That flag has always represented Democrats. It was the battle flag against the first Republican president. More recently, Clinton-Gore used it extensively in their campaign.
Dtroutma almost 9 years ago
Denial is now the Mississippi River??? VERY interesting to see those southern folks finally turning against the symbollism represented by the BATTLE flag of the Confederacy. Interesting that a number of news sources and commetators are now specifically noting it it is indeed the battle flag, and NOT the flag of the Confedeate States.
It’s the “battle” that equals the treason of secession against the union, and firing on Union forces in overt act of war, to protect a radical economy based on slavery and agriculture, as the south had litttle industry where “wager workers” were more viable in the economy.
Yammo Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Whoa what chutzpah!! Since when is the Confederate flag a Republican issue?? The Democrats voted to continue slavery, they voted for the Jim Crow laws and segregation, the KKK was founded by Democrats, Clinton and Gore honored the Confederate flag while in office. It was the battle flag against Lincoln, the first Republican president. So cut this cr@p about making a connection between the GOP and the Confederacy…that’s absolute bu||$h1t.
Yammo Premium Member almost 9 years ago
“In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”-George Wallace, Governor of Alabama. DEMOCRAT.
Yammo Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Bull Connor, DEMOCRAT. (July 11, 1897 – March 10, 1973), was the Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, during the American Civil Rights Movement. His office, under the city commission government, gave him responsibility for administrative oversight of the Birmingham Fire Department and the Birmingham Police Department, which had their own chiefs.Connor’s actions to enforce racial segregation and deny civil rights to Black citizens, especially during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Birmingham campaign of 1963, made him an international symbol of racism. Bull Connor directed the use of fire hoses and police attack dogs against civil rights activists, that included the children of many protesters. These tactics exposed the extent of racism when shown on national television. They served as one of the catalysts for major social and legal change in the Southern United States and contributed to passage by the United States Congress of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.