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struggle4progress

(118,290 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2015, 11:36 PM Jul 2015

Stone Mountain Park set on keeping Confederate flag

Posted: 7:32 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — ... State lawmaker Ladawn Jones has received dozens of emails, tweets and messages over the past week. Some of them appear to be threatening ...

“Some of the authors were intending to be threatening, but they didn’t threaten me at all,” Jones told Channel 2’s Erin Coleman. “In fact, what they did was highlight why this is an important issue in 2015” ...

... on places like Stone Mountain that’s run by a state authority, or state property, the Confederate flag should not fly with the U.S. flag and the Georgia flag,” Jones added.

Stone Mountain Park spokesman John Bankhead says the flags fly in one area of the park. He also points out the mountain was established by state law as a memorial to the Confederacy.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/stone-mountain-park-set-keeping-confederate-flag/nmwTj/

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Stone Mountain Park set on keeping Confederate flag (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2015 OP

The mountain was home to some of the biggest Klan rallies in history. Hoyt Jul 2015 #1

I'd send in engineers to wipe those traitors off the face of the rock. Nailzberg Jul 2015 #2

He say's, taking them down would cause even more disharmony. WTF does B Calm Jul 2015 #3

Many are saying violence StarlightGold Jul 2015 #4

So he's willing to let a few racist lawless thugs take control to preserve harmony for the few. B Calm Jul 2015 #5

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. The mountain was home to some of the biggest Klan rallies in history.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:10 AM

Jul 2015

For people who are too young to remember, or who don't care, the park can be a nice family place. I just can't forget, and avoid the place. It would be nice if the flags were removed and a monument to those hurt by slavery and racism erected.

The carving, while confederate crud, is large and some kind of achievement, I suppose. Would be nice to see something counter to that in the park, as well

Nailzberg

(4,610 posts)

2. I'd send in engineers to wipe those traitors off the face of the rock.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:05 AM

Jul 2015

They're lucky we're only coming for their flag.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

3. He say's, taking them down would cause even more disharmony. WTF does

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:27 AM

Jul 2015

that suppose to mean?

StarlightGold

(365 posts)

4. Many are saying violence

Reply to B Calm (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:22 AM

Jul 2015

is their next step. On RW websites, many are stating that it may be time to "start shooting" or "there needs to start being deadly consequences to the PC madness".

That's what kind of disharmony these people want.

They are cornered children and have completely lost the plot.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

5. So he's willing to let a few racist lawless thugs take control to preserve harmony for the few.

Reply to StarlightGold (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:27 AM

Jul 2015

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