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Offline dutch508

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I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists.
« on: July 06, 2020, 08:38:01 AM »
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Anyone else see a house today flying an American flag with the stars arranged in the
shape of a star?

I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists. I am wondering if the flag with stars arranged in the shape of a star was also considered questionable? There was quite a bit of blue, but the inside of the star looked like it was filled with more stars.

BTW, they didn't fly it all day, so I wonder if someone brought it to their attention?



https://www.newsweek.com/betsy-ross-flag-meaning-history-racist-1447174

Kaepernick reportedly told Nike he and others found the symbol offensive due to its connection to the United States' slavery era, according to The Wall Street Journal, who first reported the story Tuesday. In more recent times, the flag has been used as a symbol by white supremacist and nationalist groups.

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Um. You know those 13 stars represent the 13 colonies? And that flag was first used in 1792? I think it’s safe to say it was *always* used by white supremacists, not just appropriated by current ones.

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Some KKK groups in Georgia were found to have required members use the Betsy Ross Flag during ritualistic meetings if not a Confederate Flag, an Albany Herald investigation discovered in 2013.

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Betsy Ross was a Quaker. Quakers (Society of Friends) believed in the abolition of slavery since their creation in the 1650's. Ross was also from Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania abolished slavery in  1780.
"An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, passed by the Pennsylvania legislature on 1 March 1780, prescribed an end for slavery in Pennsylvania. It was the first act abolishing slavery in the course of human history to be adopted by a democracy."

people should actually learn some history

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2. The Betsy Ross flag is not racist

Just cause some yahoo adopts the symbol doesn’t mean they own its meaning.

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3. There are several star versions

https://www.cleveland.com/news/erry-2018/06/075217f64f4546/42_us_flag_designs_over_the_ye.html

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5. Thank you very much.

I never saw the flag unfurled, but it could be the 20 star Michigan flag, or the 32 star Minnesota flag.

I was just wondering, if racists are repurposing the Betsy Ross flag to symbolize a time they relate to, why wouldn't they take it a step further and fly a flag when their state joined the United States?

I wouldn't assume the worst of this house, except a neighbor warned me years ago that their patriarch used the "n" word and they behave in exactly that kind of way where they assume land takings.

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Re: I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists.
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2020, 08:50:19 AM »
 :jerkit: and self-fellating.


The objective meaning of "White Supremacist" has become "People I Want to Hate". DU-grade racists can :censored: off!
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Re: I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists.
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2020, 11:05:20 AM »
It won't be long before these loons want the Statue of Liberty taken down.
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Re: I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists.
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2020, 11:17:04 AM »
Quote from: SVPete on July 06, 2020, 08:50:19 AM
The objective meaning of "White Supremacist" has become "People I Want to Hate."

That's true, very true.

Like "right-wing" or "racist," the term's been overused and most of the time incorrectly or unfairly.  The primitives have rendered the term meaningless.
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Re: I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists.
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2020, 11:32:22 AM »
I hear White Supremacists breathe oxygen. F___ oxygen!
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Re: I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists.
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2020, 12:20:21 PM »
I discovered that the Rainbow Flag is alleged to be flown by dirt pokers, rump rangers, and heterophobes.
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