So I pulled it and ordered an Alabama state flag to fly until November unless some situation changes my mind.

I'm still partial to the confederate flag myself.

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I am 3, just wary of flying one in my hood.

Don't you think the country is in distress?

I added a new Avatar to the directory, you can put this under your screename if you wish.

It is.

Which means fly the flag upside down, just like Justice Alito.

This country is still the best country on this earth. If you don't believe me, go visit some others.

I used to love the confederate flag when I was young, but as I got older, I've wondered why anyone would be fond of it. I'm not talking about the racial stuff that comes along with it, but just the whole succession from the United States thing. Outside of the "heritage" and "my great great grandfather fought against the Yankees" what is the reasoning behind still wanting to fly that flag?

Serious question, not trying to start an argument or sound like a smart butt, I genuinely want to understand.

Pwyse, im pretty sure to many that flag represents a time when a bunch of folks just got tired of being run over and decided to do something about it. Thats about where we are now. Not just the south. We the people all over the country are being bullied by those who are supposed to represent us. Theyre committing crimes against us daily, and were paying them to do it. Then theres that whole taxation without representation deal. Weve been back to that for quite a while now. Our worst enemy governs us.

Well the taxation thing was the revolutionary war not the civil war. The states that succeeded had representatives in congress making the laws.

But yeah I do understand the correlation between those times for the southern states and the times we are in now. It's kinda stupid though. All the people in power over us are the people we voted in. It's kinda like raising a moron for a son and then getting mad at him because he is a moron.

Thanks for the explanation Jwalker

We have two flags on our property and both are upside down. I have a retired Army Ranger living near me that told me the country is in distress and, if someone gives me a hard time about the flag, just call him. He will have a chat with them.

I didn’t see it Jason.

👍if someone can’t see why a flag may mean something to others after today they won’t ever see it. They are blind

So finish this statement for me:

I fly the confederate flag at my house so that everyone will know...

Pwyse, everyone I knew, and I knew a lot of people, flew that flag because they want to make a statement. A racist statement. Nothing good comes from that flag and it's highly offensive to a lot of people and that's exactly why they do it. They never knew their relative because they weren't alive back then. They use that as an excuse. There's absolutely nothing to be proud of from that war. It was over picking cotton for cheap labor and nothing else. They were wrong and that's exactly why they got their ass kicked. You don't see that flag hardly anymore because this new generation is ashamed of it and they know it causes problems. They have no reason to fly it.

Y'all can go ahead and crucify me. I usually play devil's advocate on here because I have more of an open mind than a lot of people on here. I don't think the Confederate statues should have been torn down. That was a part of history. We've done a lot of terrible things and shouldn't hide it. Black people were treated like animals. So were the Indians. We don't owe them anything but we were wrong back then.

If you think flying the Confederate flag is ok because your family fought in the war then why don't you see people flying Nazi flags, swastika flags? Their family fought for the Germans and you don't see them flying it. Think about that and be honest with yourself.

Just because there are represenatives for us in DC absolutely does not mean we the people are being represented. We the people are not being represented by those suits in DC. They are there for two reasons: money and power. They do not care about we the people ar our wellbeing. They do not care about this country. Our country are being run by a bunch of pathetic soap opra actors who paid through the nose for the opportunity to pillage this country and grow wealth for their families. They are our countrys worst enemy. They are destroying our country to feed their own lusts.

There is a vast portion of the population which is destroying our country in front of you while you keep saying that horsechitt. When they hear what you're saying they know they have you fooled. Brick by brick, they are tearing down the foundation and it will soon be a pile of ruble. Only a few blocks left to crumble at this point.

Just keep being like Kevin Bacon screaming "Keep calm, all is well" at the end of Animal House....

Ain't even worth the popcorn 😏

Well said. Sometimes I don't agree with what you say, but here I do. That's what it means to everyone now. So if you fly it, you come across as a racist.