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Drinkers rip down a Confederate flag being used for a Cowboy-themed party inside a Chorlton pub (Original Post)
shenmue
Aug 2017
OP
If it weren't for the Confederacy, England would still be an American colony!
struggle4progress
Aug 2017
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VMA131Marine
(4,149 posts)1. Well, a confederate flag wouldn't be historically accurate anyway ...
DK504
(3,847 posts)2. "It was said that the group were unaware of the recent controversy this week "
Bullshit. Someone would have to be living in a cave, this has been imprinted on the Earth's population.
struggle4progress
(118,356 posts)3. If it weren't for the Confederacy, England would still be an American colony!
LeftInTX
(25,563 posts)4. I saw a Confederate flag in a Bollywood song
That is what happens when it's normalized.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)5. It's gone all over the world now, sadly.
Usually its use is fairly innocent and based in historical ignorance, though that's certainly not always the case. Here's a good WaPo article on the subject;
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/06/22/why-do-italian-soccer-fans-and-other-foreigners-fly-the-confederate-flag/
LeftInTX
(25,563 posts)6. Weird.......
I think in the Bollywood song, they knew what it was about. They were trying to pay homage to American rednecks, but it is just kinda gross.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)7. It was put up for a private party but imagine walking in to your regular pub and seeing that all of
a sudden and its this week