---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : But then maybe i'm incapable of being a fair judge, I come from a country with a flag that has no negative historical connotations whatsoever. (-: Is sal talking about the British flag? That is hilarious. Britain has been responsible for more bloodshed, country takeovers and sublimation of indigenous peoples than just about any other country on the planet. Maybe he was being ironic, I certainly hope so. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Let's scapegoat the flag. Someone kills loads of people and likes the flag so the flag has to go. I guess that makes a certain twisted sense. And I thought the southerners had rehabilitated themselves by claiming slavery was going to be abolished anyway? That's Hollywood for you. I hope I'm still allowed to enjoy the Dukes of Hazzard... South Carolina governor calls for removal of Confederate flag from statehouse http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/22/confederate-flag-south-carolina-charleston http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/22/confederate-flag-south-carolina-charleston South Carolina governor calls for removal of Confederate... http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/22/confederate-flag-south-carolina-charleston Governor Nikki Haley makes abrupt about-face in wake of Charleston killings to call for removal of flag that has flown on statehouse grounds for 50 years View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/22/confederate-flag-south-carolina-charleston Preview by Yahoo
