I see nothing wrong, why do some want to make an issue?

I guess you are talking about the rebel battle flag and I suppose most of those who make an issue of the flag are African-American.

To many the rebel battle flag is a revere symbol of the valor and sacrifice of their ancestors. To many African-Americans, the same flag is a symbol of segregation and white supremacy.

In reality the battle flag is a testimony to a lost cause. A cause that many of us still cling to.

If only one flag is legal then the first amendment is for nothing. Think about that BH.

then no one needs to complain about any flag being flown?

Remember the pictures of the school kids flying the mexican flag a couple of years back.

a portion of this country USED to be Mexico. Just like it used to be the confederate states. Why do you think people got angry that these kids were flying the mexican flag?

do you have a problem with every person of some other heritage flying their own flag? Muslims, Germans, Japanese...and so forth?

It's sad that so many southern people care more about the past than they do about unity and the future of this country.

One flag, one nation, period.

If you are talking about the school thugs, I mean kids, in California that were not just flying the Mexican flag, they lowered the American and state flags, removed the state flag, hung the Mexican flag first, (highest), then hung the American flag upside down under the Mexican flag, then yeah, I had a problem with that. If they want to just fly the Mexican flag alone, go for it, but do not fly it over the US flag and do not fly the US flag upside down.

If you are talking about the school thugs, I mean kids, in California that were not just flying the Mexican flag, they lowered the American and state flags, removed the state flag, hung the Mexican flag first, (highest), then hung the American flag upside down under the Mexican flag, then yeah, I had a problem with that. If they want to just fly the Mexican flag alone, go for it, but do not fly it over the US flag and do not fly the US flag upside down.

In my opinion, only ONE flag should be legal to fly in this country. That is a show of unity and strength. No matter where you go or where you live in this country, you are in AMERICA. Her flag is the only one you should be wanting to raise....imo.

Good post Crow.

This one cracks me up a little. As a Civil War buff I see things a little bit different. I find it a tad funny that a lot of the people in TN fly the CS battle flag as being proud of their "rebel ancestors" when in reality, most of the men in TN fought under the union flag.

But the other facts are even more stunning and are always ignored.

1. Most Confederate soldiers fighting under that flag, never owned a slave. They were fighting for a totally different reason(s). As it was truly dubbed, "rich man's war, poor man's fight".

2. If the blacks want to be mad or offended at somebody or something, they should be mad and offended at THEIR ancestors who sold them TO the slave traders in the first place!! They were the ones reaping the benefits by selling their own people into slavery.

3. I find the term "African American" offensive. It suggests dual citizenship and treason against the United States. I feel that if you are a citizen of the United States, that you are as one body AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS...AMERICAN.

4. Lincoln gets the credit for being the one who freed the slaves. He did no such thing. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed those slaves in the southern states. It did nothing for the ones up north.

5. And this is the big one. If ANYBODY in this country deserves an apology or retribution for what the white people done to them...it should be the native Americans that were here before anybody else was, and had their people slaughtered, their homes and land taken away, and forced to live on small reservations in "no man's land".

Is that a Mason jar full of shine in the background????

Is that a Mason jar full of shine in the background????

Is that a Mason jar full of shine in the background????

Looks like it's only half full to me!

Looks like it's only half full to me!

This one cracks me up a little. As a Civil War buff I see things a little bit different. I find it a tad funny that a lot of the people in TN fly the CS battle flag as being proud of their "rebel ancestors" when in reality, most of the men in TN fought under the union flag.

But the other facts are even more stunning and are always ignored.

1. Most Confederate soldiers fighting under that flag, never owned a slave. They were fighting for a totally different reason(s). As it was truly dubbed, "rich man's war, poor man's fight".

2. If the blacks want to be mad or offended at somebody or something, they should be mad and offended at THEIR ancestors who sold them TO the slave traders in the first place!! They were the ones reaping the benefits by selling their own people into slavery.

3. I find the term "African American" offensive. It suggests dual citizenship and treason against the United States. I feel that if you are a citizen of the United States, that you are as one body AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS...AMERICAN.

4. Lincoln gets the credit for being the one who freed the slaves. He did no such thing. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed those slaves in the southern states. It did nothing for the ones up north.

5. And this is the big one. If ANYBODY in this country deserves an apology or retribution for what the white people done to them...it should be the native Americans that were here before anybody else was, and had their people slaughtered, their homes and land taken away, and forced to live on small reservations in "no man's land".

OR is it half empty?

I'm an engineer....it's neither. The jar is twice as big as it needs to be.

I'm an engineer....it's neither. The jar is twice as big as it needs to be.

This one cracks me up a little. As a Civil War buff I see things a little bit different. I find it a tad funny that a lot of the people in TN fly the CS battle flag as being proud of their "rebel ancestors" when in reality, most of the men in TN fought under the union flag.

But the other facts are even more stunning and are always ignored.

1. Most Confederate soldiers fighting under that flag, never owned a slave. They were fighting for a totally different reason(s). As it was truly dubbed, "rich man's war, poor man's fight".

2. If the blacks want to be mad or offended at somebody or something, they should be mad and offended at THEIR ancestors who sold them TO the slave traders in the first place!! They were the ones reaping the benefits by selling their own people into slavery.

3. I find the term "African American" offensive. It suggests dual citizenship and treason against the United States. I feel that if you are a citizen of the United States, that you are as one body AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS...AMERICAN.

4. Lincoln gets the credit for being the one who freed the slaves. He did no such thing. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed those slaves in the southern states. It did nothing for the ones up north.

5. And this is the big one. If ANYBODY in this country deserves an apology or retribution for what the white people done to them...it should be the native Americans that were here before anybody else was, and had their people slaughtered, their homes and land taken away, and forced to live on small reservations in "no man's land".