The Confederate Flag

[Low C Sharp]

Which are the parts that you find most interesting?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Which are the parts that you find most interesting?

White privilege, majority and minority group dynamics, intraracial dynamics, interracial dynamics, weekly Black People Meetings....

Those are the factors that are embedded in discussions regardless of whether you are talking about the Confederate Flag or The Help. I didn't create this thread because I care about the Confederate Flag (just like I didn't create the The Help thread because I truly cared about the book and movie).

But, I know it's safer for interracial discussions to get stuck in the Confederate Flag because that's controversial enough to think you're doing something groundbreaking yet safe enough to focus on North vs. South and the "I'm not racist because..." explanations. And then people get disinterested and move on because they think it really was only a discussion of the Confederate Flag.

Oh well...I just wanted to point out that my pal SenusretI was succinctly making his point to which some of you agree. I don't want that to be confused with the only point.

[DrPhil]

LOL. Speaking of symbols and familiar images:



http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ken-for-kkk-/1

The difference is the owner of this store is from Puerto Rico and claims she has never heard of the KKK.

[amIblue?]

I love where this thread has wandered.

I have spent 100% of my life in Tennessee and Georgia, I have heard people from both states speak of Florida as "not the south." I have also heard people in Georgia tell me Tennessee is "not the real south." I've heard people in south Georgia call Atlanta the north because of all the transplants. I've seen people on GC lump Texas in with the south when everyone should realize that Texas is its own impressive self.

As a professional, I routinely do business in and frequently visit these states: Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. I've found that we all have more in common than not as southerners, you know, except for all those transplants in Atlanta.

[steveg]

Sorry I had to read back through many post to answer this!

Who ever asked if I was drunk, NO.

But some of the comments by either North or South is inane!

We now are a Country of many colors and relegions and have been for many years, right? Or am I wrong?

Civil War is over, right? Maybe no, maybe not?

History is history and cannot be change no matter how some want to change it!

Within the USA were virtualy are a square county. N,S,E,W, and there are a whole lot of us in the big square.

But, from what I have seen, there is less racism in white Glos than b Glos or am I error?

Whast upsets me are the haters.

Who was it who asked do Ye protest to much?

[Psi U MC Vito]

^^ what no smileys?

[thetaj]

I've heard it before. It's just incorrect.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by thetaj

I've heard it before. It's just incorrect.

Obviously, but the rest of us don't since half of our states aren't northern conclaves.

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Obviously, but the rest of us don't since half of our states aren't northern conclaves.

Lol fair enough

[amIblue?]

Sure...but who determines that?

I vote you. Seriously.

[Cen1aur 1963]

So far, this is one of the most interesting, best threads I've seen on here. (since I've been a member).

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

So far, this is one of the most interesting, best threads I've seen on here. (since I've been a member).

Indeed.

Most of us have cyber-grown up together. LOL. You should have read us 1 year - 10 years ago. Or see us when we're feeling less interesting and more ass whooping.

[Cen1aur 1963]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Indeed.

Most of us have cyber-grown up together. LOL. You should have read us 1 year - 10 years ago. Or see us when we're feeling less interesting and more ass whooping.

LOL I looked at some of the old threads, and some of the topics were interesting "reads". I wish I would have known about this site back then. Folks on here have some really interesting opinions.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Indeed.

Most of us have cyber-grown up together. LOL. You should have read us 1 year - 10 years ago. Or see us when we're feeling less interesting and more ass whooping.

HAHA.

More ass whooping = recruitment troll threads, lately.

[amIblue?]

Poor whites believed that they were protecting their jobs from "those people" and protecting their own white privileges. That is how political parties, labor unions, etc. were able to develop on the basis of the extremely high correlation between race and social class.

It is this phenomenon that never ceases to amaze me, especially when they assume that I agree with them solely because I am white.