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Thread: US Marine Corps bans Confederate flag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    I wonder...

    What happens when some low rank enlisted is reading a book on the Civil War and there's a picture of a Confederate Flag in it...
    I've read books about the Holocaust with photos of victims, gas chambers, mass graves, etc. I'm pretty sure that is a bit different than wearing a t-shirt glorifying Buchenwald.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    I wonder...

    What happens when some low rank enlisted is reading a book on the Civil War and there's a picture of a Confederate Flag in it...

    The USMC regulations do not ban history books. This was explained in the OP. Read a summary of the promulgated regulation, and then consider how retarded your question was.

    "Marines can no longer wear T-shirts or drink coffee from mugs featuring Confederate flags on base, according to new force-wide guidance on the ban. The ban also applies to bumper stickers, posters and any other public displays of the flag on Marine Corps installations worldwide."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle_Eye View Post
    Freedom of speech is one on the freedoms you give up when you join the military. It was only a matter of time before political correctness hit the military.
    This ban will survive any challenge in any federal court in the land. Any legal challenge will lose - and lose huge. so it is not a first amendnent issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    This ban will survive any challenge in any federal court in the land. Any legal challenge will lose - and lose huge. so it is not a first amendnent issue.
    It is a first amendment issue if it involves civilians but not for the military. Try stopping someone from having the confederate flag flying in their front yard. Go over there and tear it down and see how quick your ass might wind up in jail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    yes, so the actual soldiers in the civil war managed reconcilliation, and since then the Confederate flag was a legit
    historical use -why the Woke now?
    The answer of course is the USA is at war with it's past.. i.e. a Cultural Revolution like Mao's
    It has been used by white supremacists as a symbol of racial intimidation for decades. The USMC is just belatedly getting around to banning this symbol of racism.

    The claim that the flag is supposedly just a benign sign of southern heritage took a huge hit when fat ass deplorable native Michiganers paraded around with the Confederate battle standard in front of the governor's house with their bang bangs

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    yes, so the actual soldiers in the civil war managed reconcilliation, and since then the Confederate flag was a legit
    historical use -why the Woke now?
    The answer of course is the USA is at war with it's past.. i.e. a Cultural Revolution like Mao's

    The military wants to instill a winning spirit in the ranks. The confederate flags are contrary to that winning spirit in that the confederacy was a bunch of losers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    I've read books about the Holocaust with photos of victims, gas chambers, mass graves, etc. I'm pretty sure that is a bit different than wearing a t-shirt glorifying Buchenwald.
    smh..............the fact that you had to explain that shows how ignorant the racist right can be.

    It should assure that what ever comes out of their mouths is garbage........EVERYTHING!

    They shouldn't be given the benefit of the doubt about ANYTHING!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    It has been used by white supremacists as a symbol of racial intimidation for decades. The USMC is just belatedly getting around to banning this symbol of racism.

    The claim that the flag is supposedly just a benign sign of southern heritage took a huge hit when fat ass deplorable native Michiganers paraded around with the Confederate battle standard in front of the governor's house with their bang bangs
    white supremicists are likely to us Nazi paraphenallia.
    How is it we allow Nazi symbols but not our own historical ones?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    white supremicists are likely to us Nazi paraphenallia.
    How is it we allow Nazi symbols but not our own historical ones?
    Because liberals aren't too bright!
    They hate America and want to try and change history. Good or bad, history is what happened.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    From Bumper Stickers to T-Shirts, Confederate Flags Now Officially Off-Limits for Marines

    -- "This flag represents a threat to our core values." --

    Marines got the official order to remove all items featuring the Confederate battle flag from public areas and workspaces Friday night.

    Marines can no longer wear T-shirts or drink coffee from mugs featuring Confederate flags on base, according to new force-wide guidance on the ban. The ban also applies to bumper stickers, posters and any other public displays of the flag on Marine Corps installations worldwide.

    "The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremists and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps," a Marine social media post about the policy states. "This presents a threat to our core values, unit cohesion, security, and good order and discipline. This must be addressed."

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mil...rines.html/amp
    Not surprising as Obama purged the officer's corp and turned the military into a social experiment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FreeSpeech View Post
    Not surprising as Obama purged the officer's corp and turned the military into a social experiment.

    you are a moron

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    white supremicists are likely to us Nazi paraphenallia.
    How is it we allow Nazi symbols but not our own historical ones?
    Confederate States of America (CSA) claimed to be separate nation, and they took up arms to kill American soldiers serving under the stars and stripes. CSA was an enemy nation.

    You are allowed to have as many Nazi and Confederate flags as you want on your private property. Just don't expect employers to allow you to dislay them on their property, and do not expect to have a right to display symbols of enemy nations on taxpayer-owned public commons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FreeSpeech View Post

    you are still a moron

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    Confederate States of America (CSA) claimed to be separate nation, and they took up arms to kill American soldiers serving under the stars and stripes. CSA was an enemy nation.
    the were secessionists -not an "enemy nation" they were lookin for independence,.but toget past the obvious you do get reconciliation afterwards,and the vets themselves made peace with each other

    You are allowed to have as many Nazi and Confederate flags as you want on your private property. Just don't expect employers to allow you to dislay them on their property, and do not expect to have a right to display symbols of enemy nations on taxpayer-owned public commons.
    again not an enemy nation,and we get the current laws

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