Death threats driving my Gen/Lee

[4402tuff4u]

I drive a General and have never had a negative response...

In fact the last time I took it out, a group of black guys were cheering and giving me the thumbs out from a pub window while I was at the lights.

Are you sure it was their thumb they were showing you?

[B5 Charger]

Can't we all just get along?   

[RD]

I can understand that those who look at the rebel flag as just a flag and not anything else.  Afterall, we are in a new era correct?  None of us has participated in the civil war!  By God, that flag has nothing to do with slavery anymore.  We should be able to fly that flag and not worry about anyone desecrating it, threatening us, or getting angry.

That flag does not represent slavery, the oppression of white plantation owners on those of a different skin color, nor does it represent racism today.  Nevermind that the southern states have attempted to or abolished the flag from flying at their state capitol's, or the fact that the KKK still uses the flag as a representation of their hate, ignorance, and movement.

We all know that the flag does not represent those things anymore.  I bet, all those "colored" people, as some of you has so eloquently stated (white people are colored too right?), have no issues with the flag either.  Especially those who are from the south.  They see it as just a flag, just like that guy who threatened the developer of this thread.

Granted, he was not in the right by making death threats, but who are we to call him a "racist" in a white dominated society where "colored" people are still drug from behind trucks to the death for being "colored"?  Or when a black man is walking on the sidewalk and a guy in a car yells at him to "go home boy, before it gets dark and I can't see you to hit you!" (I witnessed that personally)

We are so easily to judge a man for his stupidity and ignorance in making death threats, that we fail to recognize our own stupidity and ignorance in regards to the indirect support of a racially based representation of a very non-glorious time in our history.

We can hide behind the concept that the flag is just a flag and be content with that.  Or, we can say, "man it was just a t.v. show," knowing darn well that t.v. makes everything legitimate.  (if it was on t.v., then it has to be fine)  I know, I do it too just to be civil with some people.

But, what if (and I say that hesitantly), that flag that the guy was cursing at was "Old Glory"?  That flag must represent our heroes and our country's people!  If he said that to "Old Glory" then by God he is anti-American.

My point is this, throughout time our society and culture has put forth a constant, evidentiary message to promote the unequal rights and segregation.  People have not changed in such a way to make that statement false, just look at this thread and some of what the members here have stated.

If Old Glory still meant then what it means today, so how can you say that the rebel flag means something different? 

[dodge freak]

You take the USA flag to some parts of the world and the people there might kill you. Its sad but true. The fact that the KKK still uses the flag shows that some people still think it says "white power". Why it was use on the TV show IDK. The show would have still been the same without that flag. If I had a Gen/Lee car I would leave the flag off, why ask for trouble ?
Heck paint the USA flag instead, it look great for todays world-just don't drive it to Iran.

[hotrod98]

Oh crap, I just remembered...I have white sheets on my bed at home. Hope no one's offended. 

[Rolling_Thunder]

just start carrying a gun...     

[Shakey]

I can understand that those who look at the rebel flag as just a flag and not anything else.  Afterall, we are in a new era correct?  None of us has participated in the civil war!  By God, that flag has nothing to do with slavery anymore.  We should be able to fly that flag and not worry about anyone desecrating it, threatening us, or getting angry.

That flag does not represent slavery, the oppression of white plantation owners on those of a different skin color, nor does it represent racism today.  Nevermind that the southern states have attempted to or abolished the flag from flying at their state capitol's, or the fact that the KKK still uses the flag as a representation of their hate, ignorance, and movement.

We all know that the flag does not represent those things anymore.  I bet, all those "colored" people, as some of you has so eloquently stated (white people are colored too right?), have no issues with the flag either.  Especially those who are from the south.  They see it as just a flag, just like that guy who threatened the developer of this thread.

Granted, he was not in the right by making death threats, but who are we to call him a "racist" in a white dominated society where "colored" people are still drug from behind trucks to the death for being "colored"?  Or when a black man is walking on the sidewalk and a guy in a car yells at him to "go home boy, before it gets dark and I can't see you to hit you!" (I witnessed that personally)

We are so easily to judge a man for his stupidity and ignorance in making death threats, that we fail to recognize our own stupidity and ignorance in regards to the indirect support of a racially based representation of a very non-glorious time in our history.

We can hide behind the concept that the flag is just a flag and be content with that.  Or, we can say, "man it was just a t.v. show," knowing darn well that t.v. makes everything legitimate.  (if it was on t.v., then it has to be fine)  I know, I do it too just to be civil with some people.

But, what if (and I say that hesitantly), that flag that the guy was cursing at was "Old Glory"?  That flag must represent our heroes and our country's people!  If he said that to "Old Glory" then by God he is anti-American.

My point is this, throughout time our society and culture has put forth a constant, evidentiary message to promote the unequal rights and segregation.  People have not changed in such a way to make that statement false, just look at this thread and some of what the members here have stated.

If Old Glory still meant then what it means today, so how can you say that the rebel flag means something different? 

So are you saying that since the civil war is long over, the flag no longer means what it did?   

Could you imagine having this flag on the roof of a car? 

When you see it you immediately think of the Nazi's however that symbol has been around for 3000 years and has many different meanings in many different cultures.

Also, I guess the term "person of colour" could really confuse a lot people.   

[myk]

This place gets better and better everyday.

It's fine as long as you stay out of the General Discussion and Off-topic sections of the board; the 'tech talk is what this place is all about anyway...

[TruckDriver]

Some people are constantly looking for ways to be offended. It's got to be a pretty miserable existence being on the lookout for things to be pissed off about all the time.

I totally agree. It doesn't help when people only care about themselves and not anyone or thing around them any more either.