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CNN/ORC poll: 57% see Confederate flag as
kimi
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A day or two ago we had a 42-42 split on this issue, but one of the howls had to do with the validity of the USA Today poll. Now we have a poll where 57% see the Confederate Flag as a matter of southern pride with only 33% think its a race issue.
CNN/ORC poll: 57% see Confederate flag as Southern pride with only 33% seeing it as a matter of race.
Excerpt: In the South, the racial divide is even broader. While 75% of Southern whites describe the flag as a symbol of pride and 18% call it a symbol of racism (from a CNN poll, no less.)
Poll: Majority sees Confederate flag as Southern pride symbol, not racist
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/politics/confederate-flag-poll-racism-southern-pride/
CNN/ORC poll: 57% see Confederate flag as Southern pride with only 33% seeing it as a matter of race.
Excerpt: In the South, the racial divide is even broader. While 75% of Southern whites describe the flag as a symbol of pride and 18% call it a symbol of racism (from a CNN poll, no less.)
Poll: Majority sees Confederate flag as Southern pride symbol, not racist
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/politics/confederate-flag-poll-racism-southern-pride/
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Word around Columbia is that there are some politicians not decided and some changing their vote to NO against Nicki Haley. Maybe they out foxed her and told her one thing and will do another. She will look real dumb if it doesn't come down. [:D][:D]
...its already happened here by our traitor governor.....
...and what was the War of Northern Aggression about?
The Southern states started the war to defend their economic model. They all said it was over slavery. NOT RACISM, but slavery. They said it plain as could be.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/declarationofcauses.html
Legally, I suppose the South was right. There was a bargain struck to form the USA. That bargain maintained the Southern use of slave labor. It was a dirty deal, many predicted it would lead to bloodshed one day.
It did. It ended. The slave states lost.
Today I have no objection to people displaying the battle flag of their ancestors in memory of those sad times and many sacrifices.
On the other hand, when racist scum white supremacists do the same, though they be few in number I'd dearly love to see them tear gassed, blasted with high pressure water hoses and generally driven into the sea.
Not the little ones though, children of racist scum white supremacists are innocent victims of all this.
quote:Originally posted by Amish
...and what was the War of Northern Aggression about?
The Southern states started the war to defend their economic model. They all said it was over slavery. NOT RACISM, but slavery. They said it plain as could be.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/declarationofcauses.html
Legally, I suppose the South was right. There was a bargain struck to form the USA. That bargain maintained the Southern use of slave labor. It was a dirty deal, many predicted it would lead to bloodshed one day.
It did. It ended. The slave states lost.
Today I have no objection to people displaying the battle flag of their ancestors in memory of those sad times and many sacrifices.
On the other hand, when racist scum white supremacists do the same, though they be few in number I'd dearly love to see them tear gassed, blasted with high pressure water hoses and generally driven into the sea.
Not the little ones though, children of racist scum white supremacists are innocent victims of all this.
Now that you have made your thoughts known on white racist scum, what are your thoughts on the black racist scum and their supporters?
quote:Originally posted by ChrisInTempe
quote:Originally posted by Amish
...and what was the War of Northern Aggression about?
The Southern states started the war to defend their economic model. They all said it was over slavery. NOT RACISM, but slavery. They said it plain as could be.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/declarationofcauses.html
Legally, I suppose the South was right. There was a bargain struck to form the USA. That bargain maintained the Southern use of slave labor. It was a dirty deal, many predicted it would lead to bloodshed one day.
It did. It ended. The slave states lost.
Today I have no objection to people displaying the battle flag of their ancestors in memory of those sad times and many sacrifices.
On the other hand, when racist scum white supremacists do the same, though they be few in number I'd dearly love to see them tear gassed, blasted with high pressure water hoses and generally driven into the sea.
Not the little ones though, children of racist scum white supremacists are innocent victims of all this.
Now that you have made your thoughts known on white racist scum, what are your thoughts on the black racist scum and their supporters?
Same deal. One wrong is not canceled out by another wrong. Evil is evil no matter how much those who do evil things believe themselves justified by the evils other people did to them, or to their ancestors.
What happens when black racists attack white people?
quote:Originally posted by kimi
quote:Originally posted by ChrisInTempe
quote:Originally posted by Amish
...and what was the War of Northern Aggression about?
The Southern states started the war to defend their economic model. They all said it was over slavery. NOT RACISM, but slavery. They said it plain as could be.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/declarationofcauses.html
Legally, I suppose the South was right. There was a bargain struck to form the USA. That bargain maintained the Southern use of slave labor. It was a dirty deal, many predicted it would lead to bloodshed one day.
It did. It ended. The slave states lost.
Today I have no objection to people displaying the battle flag of their ancestors in memory of those sad times and many sacrifices.
On the other hand, when racist scum white supremacists do the same, though they be few in number I'd dearly love to see them tear gassed, blasted with high pressure water hoses and generally driven into the sea.
Not the little ones though, children of racist scum white supremacists are innocent victims of all this.
Now that you have made your thoughts known on white racist scum, what are your thoughts on the black racist scum and their supporters?
Same deal. One wrong is not canceled out by another wrong. Evil is evil no matter how much those who do evil things believe themselves justified by the evils other people did to them, or to their ancestors.
Agreed.
When white racists attack black people, white people come to the rescue.
What happens when black racists attack white people?
This is why I asked Chris the question I did, because too many whites either support such activity or fail to speak up when it's a black on white crime.
quote:Originally posted by Amish
...and what was the War of Northern Aggression about?
The Southern states started the war to defend their economic model. They all said it was over slavery. NOT RACISM, but slavery. They said it plain as could be.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/declarationofcauses.html
Legally, I suppose the South was right. There was a bargain struck to form the USA. That bargain maintained the Southern use of slave labor. It was a dirty deal, many predicted it would lead to bloodshed one day.
It did. It ended. The slave states lost.
Cyrus Hall McCormick and others began the end of slavery in the US by mechanizing agriculture. In 1856 McCormick was already producing 4000 units a year.
By 12 April 1861, there was little doubt that the end of slavery as was known at the time was near. Machines could do 100x as much for far less cost. (That theme will be revisiting us again very soon as the morons on the left raise the minimum wage north of $10....)
The War of Northern Aggression was not about slavery. It was about States Rights.