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COLGATE4

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24. The qualifier about the confederate flag in no way changes

Reply to Progressive Jones (Reply #22)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 12:09 AM

Jul 2020

the thrust of your statement contained in my quote. Suppression of speech with which you disagree is still suppression and as such is antithetical to the First Amendment.

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Trump says Confederate flag proud symbol of U.S. South [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

A proud symbol of treason to the United States PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #1

It's not even the full south, IIRC LisaM Jul 2020 #2

Yes, the flag supporters are not even aware of the history Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #11

A heritage of hatred. Hoyt Jul 2020 #3

To be more specific misanthrope Jul 2020 #17

So, Donnie, if freedom of speech is so sacred to you... Girard442 Jul 2020 #4

He puts official WH portraits into a store room Runningdawg Jul 2020 #5

All one can say is frazzled Jul 2020 #6

WHICH SOUTH? raging moderate Jul 2020 #7

HMMMM...he didn't know it was the Battle Flag of the Confederacy? Oh yea, he doesn't read. nt napi21 Jul 2020 #8

I read that the confederate battle flag was a different design. Blue_true Jul 2020 #34

I thought he didn't like losers? nt Betty88 Jul 2020 #9

He doesn't know-- or doesn't care-- that there are a lot of black people dawg day Jul 2020 #10

If Democrats loved the confederate flag, Dump would hate it. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #12

There is no comparable population that "loves the North"---or the East or the West. None of Atticus Jul 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Atticus Jul 2020 #14

Germany passed laws against nazi imagery. I propose we do the same Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #15

"I shit on 1st Amendment arguments" is probably better COLGATE4 Jul 2020 #18

You conveniently left out half of my statement to fit your narrative. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #22

The qualifier about the confederate flag in no way changes COLGATE4 Jul 2020 #24

Try marching down my street with a confederate rag. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #26

Hard to imagine calling yourself "Progressive" when you COLGATE4 Jul 2020 #27

Oh, I see the point. However, lines must be drawn. Confederates are traitors. Period. Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #31

I wish that had been done immediately Ilsa Jul 2020 #23

He just doesn't know. kskiska Jul 2020 #16

Unpatriotic. UnAmerican. That is what the Confederate Flag is to me. Imallin4Joe Jul 2020 #19

750,000 DEATHS.. in Civil War...thousands more injured permently...for what? Stuart G Jul 2020 #20

Nooses too? moondust Jul 2020 #21

Yeah, riiiight struggle4progress Jul 2020 #25

As someone else said: panader0 Jul 2020 #28

Anyone who shares this idea is as willfully ignorant and stupid as Trump is. Caliman73 Jul 2020 #29

I'm OK with this as long as it's historically accurate maxrandb Jul 2020 #30

Hey IDIOT Trumpster CRK7376 Jul 2020 #32

My family has lived in the south since 1665. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #33