M14 Shooter
The Light of Truth
- Sep 26, 2007
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True -- there is a difference there. But...You -should- support it for reasons of free speech.I support the flying and displaying of any and all flags. How else dya know where your enemies are?They both stand for bigotry and hate.
I support your right to wear the conferate battle flag, I support you hanging it high at your home, and i support you plastering it on your jacked up pickup truck.....but public display over a state house, not so much.
The difference is that you have a right to free speech. The state, you or me, should not have the right to make a statement for everyone within the state.
We all know some people fly it for the very reasons certain people oppose it – white supremacy, racism, support of slavery, etc. While this is not in any way reason to ‘ban’ it, these are at least legitimate argument as to why people might take offense to it.
However… some people fly it as tribute to and in honor of the people that fought the war for their beliefs.
And while yes, those beliefs may have been offensive (see above), in this day and age, we separate the troops from the cause – you can, we are told, support the troops while opposing the war.
So, what argument is there that there is no place for the battle flag and that it is improper for anyone – people, governments – to fly it?