jokersmild

I live in Gettysburg, PA. Everybody here thinks this issues is bullshit.

COUSCOUS

Heraldry (which is what flags are) is a very potent form of visual emotion. This is why the yankees want it gone. The confederate flag is used (same as the southern cross flag in Australia) to express oneself, usually pairing with verbal rebellion. It is a dangerous symbol for the neo-cons and zionists that are trying to create their new world order. But I wouldn't worry too much, people will still make it, banning it has back-fired on TPTB, and honestly, it is time for a new flag, one to support, The New World Revolution. :)

boazdm

neo-cons and zionists that are trying to create their new world order

Have you been living under a rock? A tinfoil rock?

It's time to stop blaming the "neo-cons" and "Zionists" for trying to create a new world order. The TPP (and the banning on the confederate flag) is the clearly the work of liberals and corporations

Or I supposed you could just blame the Jews. That's what /r/conspiracy was, after all.

COUSCOUS

oh look, a confused puppy. LOL. Please make rational accusations and please make coherent points. Neo-Cons and Zionists ARE liberals and corporations. Silly puppy. But hey, thanks for agreeing with me. :) Next time i pass you outside our adjoining rocks I will tip my tin-foil fedora at you. :)

Dej

Ok. So the Confederate Flag is not the American Flag. The CSA is not the USA. The Confederate Flag is a symbol born in the days of slavery. That's why everyone's lashing out against it right now. Yeah, Apple overreacted, but some random "leftist movie critic" isn't going to get a work of art banned. This dude's seriously overreacting.

I'd love for someone to explain the leftist thought police to me, though. "Hate isn't ok" is pretty much what this whole thing can be boiled down to. That's the extent to which the left won't tolerate certain ideas.

OWNtheNWO

Hate isn't okay, but neither is creating a free speech slippery slope.

horrorvee

i peacefully disgree that he is overreacting. BIG stores like Wal-Mart have already completely recalled and banned images of the flag from all products, stores, and warehouses. You can no longer even get a bic lighter with the flag on it. Imo this is only a testing ground phase. Using proper trigger words, and proper events, can you sway the population to hate it's own right to freedom of speech? There are many who have wanted the flag taken down for years upon years, and they have great support. Those who want to keep the flag(for whatever reason) have almost no support. Though the flag produces harsh feelings, you cannot blame the actions of some on the simple image. If they take the flag, it shows how much influence the media has in tricking us into giving up our own rights. Oh, and a 23 year old black male wrote this. Sry for any errors, im on mobile atm. Tl;dr: overreaction or not, this is how total control starts.