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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFight racist fire with literal fire: Burn Confederate flags
In that South Carolina will never willingly take down the flag, the time has come for opponents to exercise their First Amendment right to free speech and burn the Confederate flag at the state Capitol in South Carolina, in front of the White House, in front of Fox News or maybe even outside the Grand Ol' Opry.
Don't burn it in a way that can cause harm. Make sure people are not in the vicinity and check the direction of the wind. Keep a fire extinguisher near in case a grass fire accidentally starts. Don't use too much flammable liquid to start it.
Of course, burning the Confederate flag would be disrespectful. That is exactly the point.
There is no need to respect a symbol that is as evil and vicious to African Americans as the Nazi swastika flag is to Jews. In fact, it is important to actively disrespect the banner that represents a pure form of human evil.
The display of the Confederate flag anywhere is a nonverbal statement of race hate. Its burning would be a nonverbal response to its crude attitude. You're sure not going to change their attitudes with sweet reason. Fight their figurative fire with the real thing.
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/06/19/south-carolina-shootings/28982177/
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)MicaelS
(8,747 posts)That people can buy and use it to wipe their ass with.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Response to RandySF (Original post)
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dawg
(10,624 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)At least I am sure it isn't in most places. And it makes one hell of an appropriate statement.
Bonx
(2,058 posts)That's a terrible idea.
Or buying flags and then burning them ?
Seems counter-intuitive to buoy the market for confederate flags... to burn confederate flags.
Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)They aren't fooling anyone.
Bonx
(2,058 posts)catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)That as a counter to the confederate flag people opposed to racism should fly the Ft. Sumter flag:
info here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter_Flag
It says simply-I support the union, I oppose your cause...
Raster
(20,998 posts)That flag symbolizers traitors and sedition. NOT burning the Confederate flag is disrespectful.