why does the south and truckers still fly the confederate flag?

[southstylestang 10+ year member]

i guess they dont have much pride in their heritage then......

their heritage is in the south. so yeah they have pride. its not about wether your white or black. its about where your from. they were born and raised in the south and they love the south

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

their heritage is in the south. so yeah they have pride. its not about wether your white or black. its about where your from. they were born and raised in the south and they love the south

I love the south yet I hate the confederate flag.

I agree with rancy. I have only agreed with one shirt that had a confederate flag on it. It said "if this offends you then you need a history lesson". But other than that most of the guys that fly them around here alot are pure assholes

 

[Rancy 10+ year member]

their heritage is in the south. so yeah they have pride. its not about wether your white or black. its about where your from. they were born and raised in the south and they love the south

i doubt if they were born awhile back .....lets say during slavery for example....i doubt they would love the south.....and the reason they r from the south...because somebody used to whip their ancestors and make them do their work....step ur game up the flag is racist...maybe not what some people think but as a society thats what it is......

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

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[southstylestang 10+ year member]

I love the south yet I hate the confederate flag.
I agree with rancy. I have only agreed with one shirt that had a confederate flag on it. It said "if this offends you then you need a history lesson". But other than that most of the guys that fly them around here alot are pure assholes

i have that shirt

 

[RipDaJacka]

Its all dependant on area I guess.. Its not a big issue.. It came up in school about banning bandanas and flags.. whit black and mexican and all wore both to school.. rasict my ***.. sure there are assholes on both sides.. maybe they will all die of cancer

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

i doubt if they were born awhile back .....lets say during slavery for example....i doubt they would love the south.....and the reason they r from the south...because somebody used to whip their ancestors and make them do their work....step ur game up the flag is racist...maybe not what some people think but as a society thats what it is......

1) How can an object be racist? Racism is an emotion or paradigm, a flag possesses neither. Furthermore, it is not a symbol of racism by those who wave it. I have never heard anyone who displays a confederate flag say "I wave it because I am racist, and this flag is the symbol for racism". They say they are interested in state's rights, an agrarian society, rebellion against industrialism, etc.

2) Because society views a certain action as wrong, does it make it so? Under that line of though, slavery was "right" in the 1700s because a majority of people thought it was so. Or the Holocaust was "right" because a majority of Germans in power felt it was so. What is the critical mass required to make something right or wrong?

So because a majority of people incorrectly associate the confederate flag with racism, and nothing but racism, that makes those who brandish the confederate flag racist. So, I should be careful what I do because of the ignorance of others possibly misunderstanding my intent. That is the same line of reasoning that I see punk gang people beat up innocent people because they have a red polo shirt on in the mall.

3) What does 'step you game up' actually mean? If it means become an educated person, perhaps you should step your game up as your comment only seems to propogate and justify the ignorance of society.

 

[SeanDub 10+ year member]

I dunno, I was born in Pennsylvanina but moved down to South Carolina when I was 4, so I've been brought up in the South by northern parents. I'm not a "good ole southern boy," I don't own a confederate flag, and I'm not a racist. In my town/city, the confederate flag is seen as racist and you won't ever catch a black person wearing or having one. The only ones down here who wave them around are the white rednecks who go muddin and huntin...

I understand the southern pride thing and i know the civil war was more about preserving states' rights in the south than continuing slavery, but to me waving a confederate flag is pointless when you live in the United States of America.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

nvm to late.

 

[southstylestang 10+ year member]

Its all dependant on area I guess.. Its not a big issue.. It came up in school about banning bandanas and flags.. whit black and mexican and all wore both to school.. rasict my ***.. sure there are assholes on both sides.. maybe they will all die of cancer

they also banned pink tees, oversized white tees, and oversized black tees at my school too. its all a bunch of BS if you ask me. i think you should be able to wear w/e or show your pride however you want too. thats my 2cents tho.

 

[CaliforniabOY5 10+ year member]

good read.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

1) How can an object be racist? Racism is an emotion or paradigm, a flag possesses neither. Furthermore, it is not a symbol of racism by those who wave it. I have never heard anyone who displays a confederate flag say "I wave it because I am racist, and this flag is the symbol for racism". They say they are interested in state's rights, an agrarian society, rebellion against industrialism, etc.
2) Because society views a certain action as wrong, does it make it so? Under that line of though, slavery was "right" in the 1700s because a majority of people thought it was so. Or the Holocaust was "right" because a majority of Germans in power felt it was so. What is the critical mass required to make something right or wrong?

So because a majority of people incorrectly associate the confederate flag with racism, and nothing but racism, that makes those who brandish the confederate flag racist. So, I should be careful what I do because of the ignorance of others possibly misunderstanding my intent. That is the same line of reasoning that I see punk gang people beat up innocent people because they have a red polo shirt on in the mall.

3) What does 'step you game up' actually mean? If it means become an educated person, perhaps you should step your game up as your comment only seems to propogate and justify the ignorance of society.

Aperantly he is stating it from the point of view of someone who lives where he does.

I agree that what he said may have been stereotypical. You'd have to live where we do though. On countless occasions I have seen rebel flag flyin rednecks yell out "fuck those n*ggers" on countless occasions. And no they weren't using it in a slag or friendly way.

You shouldnt be so callus with your assumptions flip //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And I'm sure that step your game up was slang. Which people do use from time to time.

 

[Rancy 10+ year member]

Aperantly he is stating it from the point of view of someone who lives where he does.
I agree that what he said may have been stereotypical. You'd have to live where we do though. On countless occasions I have seen rebel flag flyin rednecks yell out "fuck those n*ggers" on countless occasions. And no they weren't using it in a slag or friendly way.

You shouldnt be so callus with your assumptions flip //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And I'm sure that step your game up was slang. Which people do use from time to time.

i guess u will take that one for me.....goodlooks

 

[Rancy 10+ year member]

goodlooks=thank you (thats for u Flipx99) since u speak proper english all the time //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

they still think the civil war is going