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Originally posted by: DonDiego
DonDiego sorta likes free speech. Everybody defends free speech with which they agree. But the only time that defending free speech matters is when the free speech under discussion is something with which the defender disagrees.
DonDiego says it's only a flag. Some folks think waving a Confederate Flag is offensive; some don't. Some folks think stepping on an American Flag is offensive; some folks don't.
DonDiego says one of the good things about the Constitution of the United States is that there is no acknowledgement of the right of citizens to never be offended.
Amazon has decided to stop selling Confederate Flags; they continue to sell Nazi Flags. Some State Governments are deciding to no longer fly the Confederate Flag; some aren't.
DonDiego has no problem with any of this.
And if lots of folks and organizations continue to buy/sell or not-buy/sell or fly or not-fly or whatever they do regarding the Confederate Flag DonDiego has no problem.
For the record:
DonDiego does not possess a Confederate Flag. So far as DonDiego can remember he has never owned a Confederate Flag or even a piece of clothing with a Confederate Flag on it.
DonDiego possesses lots of books addressing the US Civil War and other historical events in which the Confederate Flag appears. He intends to keep them.
DonDiego does posses some Pirate Flags and he drinks from a large coffee mug emblazoned with 15 different Caribbean Pirate Flags, . . . quite educational actually. He intends to keep them. Man-oh-man ! It must've been cool being a pirate, sailing the seas, doing whatever one wanted, . . . DonDiego was born to late for a lot of good things. But DonDiego digresses.
An admission:
DonDiego is a little bothered by the apparent decision of the national Parks Service to discontinue selling Confederate Flags at Battlefield Parks. Whatever one's opinion, the existence of the Confederate Flag is an historical fact.
In Oceania, the job of Winston Smith was to erase history so that the infallibility of The Party could never be questioned. As it turns out, . . . it worked. The citizens did believe The Party was infallible.
Ref: 1984
Originally posted by: DonDiego
DonDiego sorta likes free speech. Everybody defends free speech with which they agree. But the only time that defending free speech matters is when the free speech under discussion is something with which the defender disagrees.
DonDiego says it's only a flag. Some folks think waving a Confederate Flag is offensive; some don't. Some folks think stepping on an American Flag is offensive; some folks don't.
DonDiego says one of the good things about the Constitution of the United States is that there is no acknowledgement of the right of citizens to never be offended.
Amazon has decided to stop selling Confederate Flags; they continue to sell Nazi Flags. Some State Governments are deciding to no longer fly the Confederate Flag; some aren't.
DonDiego has no problem with any of this.
And if lots of folks and organizations continue to buy/sell or not-buy/sell or fly or not-fly or whatever they do regarding the Confederate Flag DonDiego has no problem.
For the record:
DonDiego does not possess a Confederate Flag. So far as DonDiego can remember he has never owned a Confederate Flag or even a piece of clothing with a Confederate Flag on it.
DonDiego possesses lots of books addressing the US Civil War and other historical events in which the Confederate Flag appears. He intends to keep them.
DonDiego does posses some Pirate Flags and he drinks from a large coffee mug emblazoned with 15 different Caribbean Pirate Flags, . . . quite educational actually. He intends to keep them. Man-oh-man ! It must've been cool being a pirate, sailing the seas, doing whatever one wanted, . . . DonDiego was born to late for a lot of good things. But DonDiego digresses.
An admission:
DonDiego is a little bothered by the apparent decision of the national Parks Service to discontinue selling Confederate Flags at Battlefield Parks. Whatever one's opinion, the existence of the Confederate Flag is an historical fact.
In Oceania, the job of Winston Smith was to erase history so that the infallibility of The Party could never be questioned. As it turns out, . . . it worked. The citizens did believe The Party was infallible.
Ref: 1984
This is the best argument regarding the Confederate flag I have heard... I mean, KevinF2020 thinks this is the best argument he has ever heard.
I do think the Confederate flag can be offensive to many and I respect that. I don't think it should be flown above government buildings and public places (government run), but as far as removing the sale of them from Amazon (but still selling Nazi memorabilia), that's a little extreme. I mean, KevinF2020 thinks that is a little extreme.
KevinF2020 does not, nor has he ever, owned a Confederate flag. He does not intend to.
KevinF2020 has watched the "Dukes of Hazzard" TV show. He enjoyed watching it as a kid and thought the General Lee was cool (the car, not the actual General).
Kevin F2020 hopes this does not make him a racist.
Thanks for the fun and insightful post DonDiego.
I mean... KevinF2020 appreciates DonDiego's fun and insightful post.
Have a great Fourth of July weekend all!
