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okie
Trad climber
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Nov 14, 2013 - 09:01pm PT
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Don't like the stars and bars? The good ole stars and stripes was carried into "battle" at Wounded Knee. The U.S. flag flew over the near genocide of a whole race of people, arguably at least as horrible a state-sponsered terrorism as anything that happened in the bloody 20th century. To this day the U.S. flag is a symbol of hate around the world to those peoples who have been hurt by the new forms of imperialism.
It's all about perspective,huh? So, Burchyman, what windmill will you tilt at? You know... if ANY flag has lasted long enough there will be winners and losers who had their blood spilled under that flag. One of my ancestors was under Pickett and crossed an open field in Pennsylvania. I am sure he wasn't thinking about the greater issues of his day, in that moment.
So, when the dreaded order to fix bayonets goes down the line, will you be there?
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 15, 2013 - 12:03am PT
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The composer George Walker, when he was 7, asked his grandma what it was like to be a slave. She said, "They did everything but eat us."
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Nov 15, 2013 - 01:14am PT
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There are slaves in the great U.S. of A. today, Ron...
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MisterE
climber
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Nov 15, 2013 - 01:22am PT
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Burch3y still cracks me up.
Here's a guy that gas been banned so many times he has to put a number in his new avatar, and you all still knee-jerk at his threads.
Too funny.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Nov 15, 2013 - 02:47am PT
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i suggest we let this guy sort it all out,
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Nov 15, 2013 - 06:45am PT
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wow does that d00d upthread have on a Newtown shirt?
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Deekaid
climber
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Nov 15, 2013 - 09:30am PT
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all these one post as#@&%es coming out of woodwork ...where is the spam link yiddlplop?
fully agree with Mr E...how about one more time? this place would be a little bit better
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Deekaid
climber
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Nov 15, 2013 - 09:53am PT
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talk talk talk queefus
you are the second biggest as#@&%e on supertopo
i predict this thread turns into queefus and bitchy cupping each other and a long dissertation from rsinjox
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 15, 2013 - 10:42am PT
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I'm beginning to see the other side's take on the issue. Of course, it is solely a matter of pride in the great South. It's hospitality and culture.
Where would we get the idea it has something to do with racism?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 15, 2013 - 01:01pm PT
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The good ole stars and stripes was carried into "battle" at Wounded Knee. The U.S. flag flew over the near genocide of a whole race of people, arguably at least as horrible a state-sponsered terrorism as anything that happened in the bloody 20th century. To this day the U.S. flag is a symbol of hate around the world to those peoples who have been hurt by the new forms of imperialism.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 15, 2013 - 01:28pm PT
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lulz
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Nov 15, 2013 - 01:37pm PT
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There are plenty of people flying these flags around you can talk to anytime Burchey. If your going to Woodson just drive a few miles more and head to a country town like Ramona and you can find plenty of folks to confront about the meaning of that flag and how racist they are for flying it. Will you really confront them and ask and possibly suffer the consequences or was this thread just to vent your frustrations?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Nov 15, 2013 - 04:26pm PT
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^^^^^
YAWN
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 15, 2013 - 04:30pm PT
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Still waiting for the ass kicking to commence....
lulz
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 16, 2013 - 02:35pm PT
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You can't actually kick someone's ass THROUGH the internet.
No sh#t? Thanks swifty.
I was referring to these folks you were gonna give a beat down to out in the real world. lulzy
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dirtbag
climber
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:11pm PT
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Really, it's not about racism, or Jew hating or anything like that. It's about German pride. Can't anyone see that? Why does everyone have their panties in a twist?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:18pm PT
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Right dirtbag....flags often become the rallying cry for the baser instincts within a people. They become a symbol for jingoisim, racisim and militarism.....sad but true.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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Love my country, served it and would do so again, but i'm not a flag waver it's been co opted by jingoists.
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