Oh I just love it when Yankees hang confederate flags. YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

He's got the right to express himself but I reserve the right to criticize and mock him for his bigotry.

liverleef: Oh I just love it when Yankees hang confederate flags. YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

Seriously. Take it down you poser.

I stand in solidarity with African-Americans in how they feel about this

I just can't believe Whitney Houston's gone.
And the Big Bopper. Simply shocking

White peoples problem?

crinz83: I just can't believe Whitney Houston's gone.
And the Big Bopper. Simply shocking

Didn't the Big Bopper die like 60 years ago?

TravisBickle62: I stand in solidarity with African-Americans in how they feel about this

It's 2012, right? I could have sworn it was 2012, and we should have left this behind us by now.

Fuhking idiots still own confederate flags? WTF is this shiat?

Some folks dont like Yankees. Go figure.

In before "The civil war wasn't about slavery" and "STATE'S RIGHTSGARRBL!".

liverleef: Oh I just love it when Yankees hang confederate flags. YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

My neighbor wears a confederate flag bandanna during the summer.

/Michigan

D_Evans45: Fuhking idiots still own confederate flags? WTF is this shiat?

It's Minnesota.

They're at least 20 years behind the rest of the world.

fusillade762: In before "The civil war wasn't about slavery" and "STATE'S RIGHTSGARRBL!".

Don't forget "Heritage Not Hate"

It's West St. Paul ... even Michelle Bachmann is too liberal for that place.

Chariset: True sovereignty = i.e. when the country is ruled by white people, preferable male, as God intended

Well since Obama's farked over this country it might be a good idea to go back to that system.

/ducks

"I should have the right to restrict the rights of others" is pretty much the core of both the Confederates and modern conservative thought.

Approves.

D_Evans45: Fuhking idiots still own confederate flags? WTF is this shiat?

You don't travel through middle America much. It is a form of redneck bling and a convenient way to tell if a house or vehicle is occupied by idiots.

Take the flags away and we will have to rely on other ways to identify them.

His property, his flagpole, his prerogative.

The war of Northern Aggression.

odinsposse: "I should have the right to restrict the rights of others" is pretty much the core of both the Confederates and modern conservative thought.

Dirty conservatives trying to keep this dork from waving his flag! Progressive liberals would never act up like that.

I have a confederate flag hanging next to my Massachusetts state flag and Old Glory because the flag didn't represent slavery but states rights... and how do gay marriage advocates or marijuana legalization advocates feel about states rights now? I am for both and I hate slavery but I believe in states rights. The war is over. If you are a patriot than you will not doubt the soldiers that we lost in that war, and you will not underestimate the right to petition the federal government.

fusillade762: In before "The civil war wasn't about slavery" and "STATE'S RIGHTSGARRBL!".

From the omniscient point of view, DUH. However, I'd venture to guess that the vast majority of the people in the US at the time weren't omniscient. Especially the people actually fighting.

Flags and banners mean different things to different people. And none of those things is wrong, per se.

"I'm not a racist, and I don't think it's racist," he said. "People like to play the race card, though, when they don't get their way."

Yeah, he's a racist.

Farkbadger: I have a confederate flag hanging next to my Massachusetts state flag and Old Glory because the flag didn't represent slavery but states rights... and how do gay marriage advocates or marijuana legalization advocates feel about states rights now? I am for both and I hate slavery but I believe in states rights. The war is over. If you are a patriot than you will not doubt the soldiers that we lost in that war, and you will not underestimate the right to petition the federal government.

I am in solidarity with the African-Americans on your display of a Confederate flag

Well it is his house. I don't see a problem with it.

It would be a problem if it was hanging outside their city hall or he puts a 'whites only' outside his home.

Here's what the neighbors should put up:

I have a confederate flag hanging next to my Massachusetts state flag and Old Glory because the flag didn't represent slavery but states rights... and how do gay marriage advocates or marijuana legalization advocates feel about states rights now? I am for both and I hate slavery but I believe in states rights. The war is over. If you are a patriot than you will not doubt the soldiers that we lost in that war, and you will not underestimate the right to petition the federal government. There are many countries that do not have freedom of speech or the right to congregate peacefully, the right to religion or a government of popular vote.

Farkbadger: I have a confederate flag hanging next to my Massachusetts state flag and Old Glory because the flag didn't represent slavery but states rights... and how do gay marriage advocates or marijuana legalization advocates feel about states rights now? I am for both and I hate slavery but I believe in states rights. The war is over. If you are a patriot than you will not doubt the soldiers that we lost in that war, and you will not underestimate the right to petition the federal government.

States rights to protect people's freedom=good
States rights to deny people freedom=bad

It's not complicated.

mikaloyd: odinsposse: "I should have the right to restrict the rights of others" is pretty much the core of both the Confederates and modern conservative thought.

Dirty conservatives trying to keep this dork from waving his flag! Progressive liberals would never act up like that.

I think you read a different article. This article said a couple of people wish he would take it down. Unless you're one of those "disagreement with me is a violation of the First Amendment!" nuts.

"I'm not a racist, and I don't think it's racist," he said. "People like to play the race card, though, when they don't get their way."

Yeah, I'm sure the vast majority of Blacks agree with him that the "Rebel" flag doesn't represent racism.

Chariset

True sovereignty = i.e. when the country is ruled by white people, preferable male, as God intended

The only card in your deck is the race card. Which is good. An iq as deficient as yours would be easily confused with more than one option.