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Gary
Social climber
From A Buick 6
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Jun 23, 2015 - 09:16am PT
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I,suppose you hate the song Freebird also?
Even more than Stairway to Heaven. WEVC played that f*#king song every f*#king hour for three f*#king years.
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dirtbag
climber
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Jun 23, 2015 - 09:34am PT
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Interestingly, Mississippi still flies the stars and bars. I guess they need some racial mass murders too, to see the light?
Maybe it won't be up there much longer, Dingus.
I heard a story on NPR this morning about the confederate flag, and it mentioned that the conservative speaker of the Mississippi house is proposing that the state remove the confederate symbol from its flag.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Jun 23, 2015 - 09:50am PT
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Dingus, how is racisim right there on the flag. Which part represents racisim?
Federal cemetery in Chattanooga has no confederates in it. Only federal soldiers and nazis.
Ya know it's a good thing that the "East India Company flag of walmart" has never had any uncivil activity associated with it.
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dirtbag
climber
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Jun 23, 2015 - 09:55am PT
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Seriously?
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:00am PT
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Yes, dirtbag.
Tell us how this image on license plates is racist.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:08am PT
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Saw a CBS "Sunday Morning" not long ago. Talked about the Triangle Trade involving New England. They said large amounts of rum were made there. Not once did I hear anything about slavery.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:29am PT
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One thing we do know about that flag is that represents a bunch of losers.
The one conflict fought for that flag, they had their asses handed to them. The Union made monkeys out them. Lincoln made them all look stupid.
My Aunt used to drive around in her 240z with Jap Navy flag stickers on the side windows - barely 25 years after Nagasaki. I never understood that either. Why identify with losers? Especially one beaten as badly as Japan.
Then there's the Swastika Tattoo - which combines two extremely stupid things. Maybe that's just a *San Bernardino thing*, or maybe it's a consequence of the State emptying the prisons, but I'm seeing those all the time now.
Look forward, not back. And don't associate with losers. ( and if you do, don't advertise it )
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:32am PT
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Of course you can't generalize how everyone thinks about the confederate flag. e.g. I doubt Tom Petty is a racist.
But there is the collective view about what something means. And that collective view is changing to see the flag as more and more racist and oppressive. And that's the result of many years of racist aholes, lynch mobs, etc. flying that flag. This latest piece of trash is just the latest example of this. I think it's fitting that this moron has turned the tide and instead of his desired intention of people rallying around the flag he has turned more people against it so they are taking it down and walmart and ebay won't sell it. Yes you have the freedom to fly it on your own home or pick up truck, but businesses and governments also have the freedom to decide they don't want to promote it anymore.
People still face racism in America (e.g. this thread topic) and some people don't get it or have enough empathy to understand what that must be like. As some posters above demonstrate.
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Gary
Social climber
From A Buick 6
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:39am PT
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Rdog is right. Being brought into slavery was a lucky break! Those darkies had it made in the Old South. Free room and board provided by their kindly masters made for a happy existence. I know, I saw it in Birth of a Nation!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:41am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:54am PT
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eBay just announced that they won't cotton to Rebel flag listings.
So all those things are now gonna clog up the land fills? Wouldn't it
be better to sell them and then have all the buyers post their selfies
of them wiping their butts with 'em?
What's next, banning NASCAR paraphernalia?
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jun 23, 2015 - 10:58am PT
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It never ceases to amaze me how a singular isolated event can be spun and politicized to the point of absurdity.
This nutcase that killed the people in the church should have been executed himself 15 minutes after he confessed. In this case think of the money and time everyone could save. Instead we'll get to hear about it and all the spin for years and years.
Who cares what his "reasons" are or what flag he's seen posing with? Who cares what religion he claims to be or what he had for breakfast that morning?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 23, 2015 - 11:15am PT
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I read that he tried in the church but he was out of ammo. A pity.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Jun 23, 2015 - 11:20am PT
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Actually I think he represents a considerable problem in this country of intolerance and prejudice, whether it's directed toward a different race, a different religion, sexual orientation, or some other difference between classes of people. Can you imagine if one group of climbers, trad perhaps, took offense at another group, like maybe sport climbers or boulderers, to the point of physically attacking them simply for their preferred style? The verbal abuse is already well-represented in too many numerous forum postings to even attempt a count.
Sport climbing is neither, riiight?
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Jun 23, 2015 - 11:28am PT
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"Look forward, not back. And don't associate with losers. ( and if you do, don't advertise it )"
By studying the past one might be able better navigate the future.
Yeah, no losers except that everybody probably loses once. Do you hang with yourself?
Black and white is simple but things are mostly grey.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Jun 23, 2015 - 11:36am PT
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^^^^^^^^
Glue is getting to you!
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Jun 23, 2015 - 11:50am PT
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Same people here opposed to Obama (A BLACK President)...
are pretty much the same people here defending that stupid flag...
Count me as an exception to your "rule."
Surely you're trolling; I mean, really, you can't be serious.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 23, 2015 - 11:50am PT
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Other than that it couldn't have been any dumber...
And the problem with that is? See how judgmental you are?
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Gary
Social climber
From A Buick 6
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Jun 23, 2015 - 12:11pm PT
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This nutcase that killed the people in the church should have been executed himself 15 minutes after he confessed.
Wrong, he should have executed himself 15 minutes before the shooting.
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