Virginia TV journalists killed in on-air shooting; suspect shoots self

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

this is exactly why i say all the flag nonsense is nothing but distraction. as of this morning, both the rainbow flag and confederate flag are alive and well flapping freely all over the country.

Oh yes. I am aware. But I also want people to be aware what they are asking for when they a) equate those two flags and b) advocate banning the rainbow flag. They are asking for murders and suicides. Which of course they then try to cover up by implying I'm crazy and that GLBT people are all unbalanced.

[decocker 7,198]

Oh yes. I am aware. But I also want people to be aware what they are asking for when they a) equate those two flags and b) advocate banning the rainbow flag. They are asking for murders and suicides. Which of course they then try to cover up by implying I'm crazy and that GLBT people are all unbalanced.

there is zero reason to take such nonsense seriously. no one is going to ban any flag. if any flag is 'banned' in this country i would expect there to be violence. i mean, the whole confederate flag 'banning' nonsense started in what, june? for all the Facebook uproar no flag has been banned. just because a few retail chains decided to stop carrying confederate merchandise..to certain conservatives, this is the same. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/vindictive-confederate-flag-loving-conservatives-call-for-ban-on-rainbow-flag-after-virginia-shooting/

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

I would very much hope you're right, but I also thought that Donald Trump would be a novelty in the media and a failure in the polls and instead he could actually pull this one out. If he wins the presidency, we're moving to France.

[decocker 7,198]

I would very much hope you're right, but I also thought that Donald Trump would be a novelty in the media and a failure in the polls and instead he could actually pull this one out. If he wins the presidency, we're moving to France.

if donald trump manages to become president, we're all doomed. france too. i think trump is just pre game show. all a circus anyway.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

I do hope you're right. I really do. I'm still planning contingencies.

[GandD 5,966]

I do hope you're right. I really do. I'm still planning contingencies.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDrfE9I8_hs&feature=youtu.be

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

there is zero reason to take such nonsense seriously. no one is going to ban any flag. if any flag is 'banned' in this country i would expect there to be violence. i mean, the whole confederate flag 'banning' nonsense started in what, june? for all the Facebook uproar no flag has been banned. just because a few retail chains decided to stop carrying confederate merchandise..to certain conservatives, this is the same. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/vindictive-confederate-flag-loving-conservatives-call-for-ban-on-rainbow-flag-after-virginia-shooting/

I am fairly certain I read that the Confederate flag has been removed from several state and federal institutions. Meanwhile, the rainbow flag has been added, at least to one state/federal building.

Separate issue, but I seem to recall a school (was it in TN?) is forbidding the flying of the American flag except the big one on the flag pole.

Edited August 29, 2015 by ROYGBP

[lostinblue 1,989]

I am fairly certain I read that the Confederate flag has been removed from several state and federal institutions. Meanwhile, the rainbow flag has been added, at least to one state/federal building.

Separate issue, but I seem to recall a school (was it in TN?) is forbidding the flying of the American flag except the big one on the flag pole.

Is the flag banned on this forum ?

[decocker 7,198]

I am fairly certain I read that the Confederate flag has been removed from several state and federal institutions. Meanwhile, the rainbow flag has been added, at least to one state/federal building.

Separate issue, but I seem to recall a school (was it in TN?) is forbidding the flying of the American flag except the big one on the flag pole.

the confederate flag should be removed from state and federal institutions. banning a flag would make it illegal to fly. and the public can fly whatever flags they want...

if you're referring to the white house being lit up with rainbow colors, i think you know that was celebratory, after the supreme court ruling.

i don't know what you're talking about concerning the american flag and tennessee, but i'd like to point out that there used to be much more respect for the american flag, flag etiquette. my grandfather hated to see people flying american flags from pick ups or on tshirts or bumperstickers. i see all flags as kitsch, but during his time it was pretty much a given that the only american flag displayed at any school would be flown properly..

[JohnR! 5,495]

I think you're right with that one. The Confederate flag belongs in museums or in the trash, right next to the Nazi flag. It has no place in public buildings. As an individual however, one can fly it unimpeded - it makes the perfect accessory for white hoods and buring crosses.

I am fairly certain I read that the Confederate flag has been removed from several state and federal institutions. Meanwhile, the rainbow flag has been added, at least to one state/federal building.

Separate issue, but I seem to recall a school (was it in TN?) is forbidding the flying of the American flag except the big one on the flag pole.

[decocker 7,198]

As an individual however, one can fly it unimpeded - it makes the perfect accessory for white hoods and buring crosses.

or a civil war reenactment.

or a city seal....

http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/confederate-flag-on-winchester-city-council-agenda/12305/XoaeHcYWL0WM00LUCtHkdA

(pretty sure city council isn't changing the city seal)

[JohnR! 5,495]

The South is slow in catching up... Eventually these symbols will go.

or a civil war reenactment.

or a city seal....

http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/confederate-flag-on-winchester-city-council-agenda/12305/XoaeHcYWL0WM00LUCtHkdA

(pretty sure city council isn't changing the city seal)

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

10 years ago no one cared one way or the other about the Confederate flag. It was what it was, a symbol of our nation's history. But things were simpler back then, too.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Roy Barnes removed it from the Georgia flag in 2001. People have been caring for a long time.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/opinions/barnes-georgia-confederate-flag/

10 years ago no one cared one way or the other about the Confederate flag. It was what it was, a symbol of our nation's history. But things were simpler back then, too.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Hi sock puppet! Actually I think access to guns was a factor in both of these two loons and the carnage they inflicted. I am sure you have another jpg meme in the works to show otherwise though.]

Access to a gun is not the only thing that is required for a crime to be committed. While a gun does provide distance between the participants and the perp, violent crime does NOT require a gun as some seem to think.

Perhaps this meme will help you understand it from a different perspective: