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originally posted by: rossacus
I cant see the problem with getting rid of the Confederate flag. With the flag that symbolises a divide in the country you are merely states of America. Do you not want them to take measures to UNITE the country, no matter how small it may be.
Nothing will happen and the country you once loved will further decline until racial divisions and xenophobic tendencies are removed.
The government is trying to get you to eat healthy food to tackle the obesity crisis in most societies. Would you rather they not provide the information and let you make poor diet decisions that will inevitably increase government spending?
originally posted by: Skid Mark
a reply to: 4N0M4LY
Blame the media. Blame our so called "leader". Ever notice anything like the # storms we've had with other presidents? This guy loves to stir the #. It seems to be all he does. He should go down in history as the great divider. Seems to be all he's done.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Not exactly. There have been commentaries on CNN about removing the Jefferson Memorial. McConnell wants Jeff Davis removed from the Kentucky Statehouse grounds. And there is a New York Times piece about banning Gone With the Wind. This is hardly JUST about banning the battle flag.
IMO, they know they won't get any gun action out of this, so they found something they can ban and they have the bit between their teeth and are running with it because they have everyone cowed with PC.
You do realize that nothing will come of any of those demands right?
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Not exactly. There have been commentaries on CNN about removing the Jefferson Memorial. McConnell wants Jeff Davis removed from the Kentucky Statehouse grounds. And there is a New York Times piece about banning Gone With the Wind. This is hardly JUST about banning the battle flag.
IMO, they know they won't get any gun action out of this, so they found something they can ban and they have the bit between their teeth and are running with it because they have everyone cowed with PC.
You do realize that nothing will come of any of those demands right?
I once used to think so, but I used to think a lot of things would "never" happen too and lo and behond ... there they are.
And I'm not talking about gay marriage.
originally posted by: rossacus
a reply to: SlapMonkey
Fair point. I understand the point of being doomed to repeat, but that's the whole purpose of education in school, to understand the past. Being reminded constantly is not the way to move on. It reminds the public of the of past, some of which who are unable look past the perception of their fore fathers. The person who killed all the black people in the church believed in segregation, learnt from fundamentalist type rationale. Due you think that Germany would be one of the greatest economies if they paraded the nazi flag in many locations. They are already aware of their past and wish to move on. Symbolising flags will halt this progression.
Do you not think that removing an horrific past from mainstream view is the best way to move on, limit racial/xenophobic hatred, when like you say, if they want to learn it that have access to the Internet?
originally posted by: rossacus
a reply to: SlapMonkey
Fair point. I understand the point of being doomed to repeat, but that's the whole purpose of education in school, to understand the past. Being reminded constantly is not the way to move on. It reminds the public of the of past, some of which who are unable look past the perception of their fore fathers. The person who killed all the black people in the church believed in segregation, learnt from fundamentalist type rationale. Due you think that Germany would be one of the greatest economies if they paraded the nazi flag in many locations. They are already aware of their past and wish to move on. Symbolising flags will halt this progression.
Do you not think that removing an horrific past from mainstream view is the best way to move on, limit racial/xenophobic hatred, when like you say, if they want to learn it that have access to the Internet?