Here’s one that flew over Tallahassee during the first governor’s inauguration that I like, though it’s a touch simple and seems more related to an Italian loner than anything–it was never officially accepted as the One True Flag of Florida:
Here’s the one adopted shortly after the Civil War, with the red bars being adopted to show a little color on the white background:
It may very well be that Fleming was such a douche that he needed to re-tie the state to the Idiot (non) Empire, but this non-trained, non-historian chooses to go with the Spanish flag mashup thing.
Well now. Following that, I believe I’ll just leave this recently-emptied bottle of whiskey so I can take the tractor out for a spin on the highway to put the gators in this here backpack back in the swamp. Oh, can’t forget to do a few bumps of mescalin and speed, just to get my hand-eye coordination together.
I “knocked” WV’s flag? Perhaps it was my phrasing: the “symbols of racist hatred” I was speaking of had to do with the confederate battle standard, not WV’s flag, which is why I followed up with, “not sure what you’re getting at here.”
Also, I live in a city that was recently on fire due to the confluence of terribly executed authority, a country awash in guns, and racially-based violence which is not so far from the spot where people were murdered for similar reasons. I’m about as light as I can get right now, thanks.
I hear you, and I’m sorry. I guess I’m more comfortable discussing state flags than I am firearms, since my own house is “awash” with guns (in a safe, that is). I don’t carry them in the city, don’t feel a need to, and don’t like to be around people with guns except for at the range or in the field hunting. So I’m no fan of the NRA. I am for stricter regulation, licensing, and a rollback on the concealed carry, open carry craziness.
No worries! Admittedly, I came from watching the three-part John Oliver series about guns in America as opposed to guns in Australia and it made me sad to hear the American politicians sounding like nothing more than professional politicians rather than people elected to make their community a better place. I think that’s what precipitated my initial response to @lolipop_jones. Sorry if I was short!
Many of the displays of the flag started in the 60’s (largely by Democrats) as a reaction to the civil rights movement. It was the symbol of the Dixiecrats in the late 40’s.
Please explain how in the U.S. (which I assume you’re referring to), free speech isn’t much of a thing anymore. I see a lot more people getting their speech answered these days, but I don’t see people having any less actual freedom to say whatever they want to say.
“Free speech” explains why it’s legal to fly the Confederate flag. It doesn’t explain why anyone would want to do so. There are countless offensive things I have a Constitutional right to say but don’t, because I try not to be an asshole.
