Politics Thread

I have no issue with the flag not flying on government buildings. I just have a problem with how it is being portrayed and also why this is happening right now.

When do we stop removing and hiding things because someone finds it offensive? I can literally make a case for any object in the world needing to be banned because it offends someone somehow.


Absurdity is all it is.

Thats what i mean about the Confederate Flag originally was just an american flag colors and stars run differently. Too the real american citizens the red white and blue for native americans was sign of blood and death under generals like Custer.

Still does not change the fact that those things were done under that flag. Way worse than the Confederate flag.......

I wonder could our flag symbol the Confederate flag. And we white american be us democrat of republican most likely have history with a confederate flag because somewhere in our family tree there was an indian, maybe even an african american and somewhere you can bet there was a Confederate Flag in our family persons home. Just because the Confederate Symbol is how it is does not mean for someone else its not the sign over slavery or bad southern reminder. Take the Nazi Flag and the symbol. Somewhere in predated time the symbol was not one of hate humor torture and what it became. Once that Nazi symbol was a symbol of peace to someone else. Yes some can use the Confederate flag with racisum but too other people the confederate flag is seen as a rebel flag.

I am certain the india once symbol for peace was not originaly meant as symbol of hate.

My point is the confederate flag can have different symbols for different people. Hollywood sometimes uses the rebel confederate flag as a sign of being a rebel southern. Dukes Of Hazzard General Lee. Only people who were alive back during the bad south can know what the flag truly means. Today we argue but we can't no or feel what its means. Cause today we have it much better then people during the times when the flag was in the south but then again. The KKK didn't use the Confederate flag did they. Just this dude who has soiled the flag where many southern men died.

Sorry too say no candidate bigger then Attila Hilary. But I am hoping Jeb doesnt get the the nomination cause we need someone new with ideas. Not that Hilary and Jeb don't its just something gotta change.

Yeah, I get what the flag means for some people versus what it means for others but that doesn't mean we need to stamp it out completely from our sight, damnatio memoriae. There was also a Civil War game that Apple pulled for a couple days because it featured the flag. A Civil War game. The developers told Apple that they weren't going to change the game and they put it back on once they realized they were being stupid. You have to remember most people, a huge lions share of people, really aren't smart. Not only that, they follow the rest of the herd and don't quite know how to think for themselves. But all of them can vote.

So everyone knows that gay marriage is now legal throughout the US. Today the Episcopalian church said that they would perform church-sanctioned marriages between gay couples. Many people are afraid that the left is going to start going after major denominations and attempt to have their tax exempt status revoked if they don't start doing the same. What say you? Should churches still be afforded the protections they currently have regardless of their views of gay marriage?

Episcopalian churches and many other liberal protestant churches have been supportive of LGBT rights since the 80s.

I grew up going to a United Church of Christ. We always had openly gay members, the only difference to the wedding ceremonies now is that they'll have legal meaning as well as religious in those states that previously didn't have those rights.

You'd be pretty surprised, but there is a very large liberal Protestant contingent in this country where this won't change much at all.

I am not trying too be sexist but can a women work as a president. I know Hilary has too be all dried up. But doesnt a president need too be calm. No offense too any women but there are things called PMS and well mood swings. Now if a women is a best option i will vote for it but what if one morning she wakes up mad and well in fawl mood. will she decide to start a war or blow an enemy off the map. I know im gonna get yelled at but last i checked men dont have mood swings. If we are stupid we are that way 24 7 and dont need a time of the month too make us worse.

I personally would love too see a celebrity run like regan again. Id like too see not the Govenator who was a bad leader but i wonder what a Snoop Dog presidency be like. Lets Face it Obama is far from being a Brother as he can get.