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Arkansas town prohibits confederate flag

After the mayor of a small Arkansas town flew the confederate flag in observance of Robert E. Lee’s birthday, the city council passed an ordinance Monday saying only the US flag and Arkansas flag can be flown on city property.

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rebel2 - 2/15/2011 8:01 PM
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David Allen Coe does the Confederate Anthem well.

SJ2206a - 2/15/2011 1:15 AM
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Hi rebel2- I've tried searching it and have come up with different artists doing different songs. Is it "The Confederate Anthem" or does the anthem have a different title? Le me know. Thanks...

rebel2 - 2/13/2011 7:52 PM
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Sj2206 you sound like a noble person.First go to u-tube and listen to the Confederate Anthem that's how we still feel today.90 percent of the people in the South dislike the North more now than in 1865.The Southern people have a different blood than yankee's that's just the way it is.Civil War reenactments are just practice.Confederate Flag we stand behind it because so many Southern men died under that flag, as did a lot of yankees 260,000 to be exact 150,000 rebels that's almost 2 to 1 so who really lost.Rebel Flag fighting terrorist since 1865.You must hear the Confederate Anthem it's on u-tube.And for the few Southern people that still live here and dont feel the same way get on across that Mason Dixon line.Have a Dixie Day.

SJ2206a - 2/13/2011 12:48 AM
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rebel2: I don't know if you comment was directed towards me but I am sure that most know that there was a slave trade WELL BEFORE there was a Confederacy. What happened back then is not my question of the current day(ConfederateOne I got a bit of this in an earlier answer from you-- i.e.-- no need to fear the White Southern man). My question really is based on the principal of me (having had and continue to have many White friends from all over the nation-- including the South) not knowing anyone who has ever sported or supported the flag. I merely wanted to know what people like that are like. I AM VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW. Not judge. I've stated before my issues with the flag. While I still hold those thoughts I am beyond them in this conversation. This really is a chance for ANYONE who supports or sports the flag to give me insight into that culture. Again, I am very interested to know. Note: I am, as I have been told, very monotone in my speaking and it sometimes comes out in my writing. If I have come across as cold or mean I really did NOT mean to. If I have offended anyone I offer my apologies. I don't hate you or anything as I do not know you, but would like some insight if you feel free to offer it. :)

rebel2 - 2/11/2011 12:01 AM
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Not a single slave arrived to america on a ship flying the Confedrate Flag.Ever slave that came to America was on a ship that flew the stars and stripes.Now how do you like that for a history lesson.

SJ2206a - 2/8/2011 10:36 AM
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Alrighty: ConfederateOne. Yes, I do know that no one was charged nor tried with treason, but I do believe it to have been.. just my personal belief. Does Black on Black crime exist? Of course it does, my fear of people who sport that flag is a natural reaction due to the natural law of self preservation and raw human emotion. Is everyone who sports and supports that flag an evil, bigoted murderer? I can say with a very high certainty that they are not. You can't apply a blanket statement to an entire group of people. My issue is that I feel the need to be watchful as I, to be very blunt, cannot tell the difference between the "good" ones and "bad" ones. A taboo question that people ask about all groups. Keep in mind that when I posed my earlier question it was out of hope to find insight into that culture. Not to purely identify the "good" ones, but for the sake of learning about a demographic in society that I have no knowledge of. Then again, maybe I should move north, run away to freedom (LOL-- just a joke). It may be that I just understand that culture better and fit with it, but it doesn't mean that I am not interested in learning about others and what they have to say. Again... thats just me. :)

shillcw - 2/7/2011 4:30 PM
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More people died from Arkansas died in the 4 years of the War Between the States, than in Iraq. The Confederate flag NEEDS to be flown to honor their sacrifice just like the US flag for todays veteran. Every against the flag need to bone up on history and come back and we can have a real discussion.

rebel2 - 2/6/2011 4:12 PM
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People do you not know you Arkansas law.State Law recognizes the Rebel Flag.Arkansas code 1-5-107 of 2010 created Confederate Flag Day to honor the flag on the Saturday before Easter Sunday.Now to you haters your more of a minority than you thought.

YOUKNOW - 2/5/2011 9:06 PM
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Everybody says there is this RACE problem. Everybody says this RACE problem will be solved when the third world pours into EVERY white country and ONLY into white countries." "The Netherlands and Belgium are more crowded than Japan or Taiwan, but nobody says Japan or Taiwan will solve this RACE problem by bringing in millions of third worlders and quote assimilating unquote with them." "Everybody says the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY white country and ONLY white countries to "assimilate," i.e., intermarry, with all those non-whites." "What if I said there was this RACE problem and this RACE problem would be solved only if hundreds of millions of non-blacks were brought into EVERY black country and ONLY into black countries?" "How long would it take anyone to realize I'm not talking about a RACE problem. I am talking about the final solution to the BLACK problem?" "And how long would it take any sane black man to notice this and what kind of psycho black man wouldn't object to this?" "But if I tell that obvious truth about the ongoing program of genocide against my race, the white race, Liberals and respectable conservatives agree that I am a naziwhowantstokillsixmillionjews." "They say they are anti-racist. What they are is anti-white." "Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white."

ConfederateOne - 2/5/2011 2:25 AM
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SJ2206a-In your words, the Confederate Battle Flag makes you feel uneasy because (1) it is a sign of treason. Really? If that is the case, please tell me who was charged with treason? Who was tried for treason? Who was convicted of treason? Remember, it is better to be thought of as a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. Why would you make such a foolish statement, when the record clearly does not support your ascertain. No one in the Confederate government was ever charged with treason. Not President, Jefferson Davis nor his Vice President, Alexander Stephens. No one in the Confederate Cabinet was ever charged with treason. No one in the Confederate Army was ever charged with treason. As far as your fear of being lynched and being dragged behind a truck, I would tell you that you have a better chance of being struck by lightning. When your death comes, it will not be a pickup truck bearing a Confederate Battle Flag license plate proclaiming "Heritage Not Hate" being driven by a southern white man. Your death will more likely be at the hands of people that look a lot like you! You have a much better chance of being killed in a 'drive by shooting' of someone that looks a lot like you. You have a much better chance of being the victim of a 'home invasion' by someone that looks a lot like you. You have a much better chance of being killed as the result of 'gang violence' at the hands of people that look a lot like you. You have a much better chance of being the victim of a 'drug deal' gone bad and the players will all look a lot like you. FYI, you have a much better chance of being raped, mugged, shot and murdered by someone that looks a lot like you. Black on Black crime is rampant in America today. You can be very uneasy about Black on Black crime in America today...but you do not have to fear the southern white man and enlighten Blacks concerning the Confederate Battle Flag. Remember the "Truth Will Set You Free" but you must first read the truth.
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