gowlerk 1,952 #26 July 14, 2015 QuoteSo tell me again how the fleur de lis isn't a symbol of racism if we are going by the standards set around here? Simple. A symbol by definition is a representation of a thing that people recognize. In this case an idea. The stars and bars became a symbol of resistance to integration because people recognize it as such. Not because of anything Lee did. The fleur de lis is not a symbol of slavery because no one is using it as one. It could become one in the future, maybe you are trying to make it so. But you know this already. Times change, sometimes for the better. Move on.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreeece 2 #27 July 14, 2015 It's amazing.... As long as this divided country keeps wasting their time squabbling about trivial bullshit, things can't be that bad....right?Never was there an answer....not without listening, without seeing - Gilmour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMK 3 #28 July 14, 2015 Yes, post 21 & 22 do definitively answer and stop the argument."Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,406 #29 July 14, 2015 Isn't the French Battle Flag a white Fleur-de-lis on a white background? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driver1 0 #30 July 14, 2015 ryoder Isn't the French Battle Flag a white Fleur-de-lis on a white background? There will be no addressing the customers as "Bitches", "Morons" or "Retards"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #31 July 14, 2015 You were right.... Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,166 #32 July 14, 2015 Confederates also used the English language, but we're not discarding that. Its use as a branding symbol (or as a forced tattoo), particularly by the state (eg prison markings) would be at least as objectionable as any state-sanctioned use of the Confederate flag. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
