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underpants

(182,876 posts) Fri Dec 18, 2015, 01:42 PM Dec 2015

Roanoke Va (yes more Va craziness) parade. Open carry Confed flag and -- III Percenters?

Long article. I can't do it justice with just a few paragraphs.

So at the Holiday parade in Roanoke Va several from Confederate battle flag groups staged fake support for the battle flag that was in the parade. One of these groups "Rebel-Lution" is a Christian based open carry organization too.

Wait it gets better.

Another group - the III (3) Percenters- were involved too. This group believes that only 3% of colonists fought for independence from England so.... are you ready? ..... it is their duty to protect everyone's Liberty against government tyranny

See! I told you it got better.
Great long read and some real local reporting by the Roanoke Times --a really good paper.

Enjoy.

http://m.roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke/christmas-parade-confederate-flag-fallout-continues/article_1c65e2d9-0eea-560e-bf30-d9ee2a068e49.html?mode=jqm