[papertyger]

It’s fascinating to witness your point in fact and in play - that the stainless banner is divisive and counter-productive to conservative interests and pursuits.

Am I the only one here who remembers the left doing the same things with the Gadsden flag?

ANY accusation the left makes about the right is going to be at the very least superficially plausible. Those accusations only gain so much power as the right grants their plausibility.

Granting those accusations ANY plausibility is nothing less than betrayal of ones idealogical coworkers.

[rockrr]

Am I the only one here who remembers the left doing the same things with the Gadsden flag?

Possibly. I sure don't.

ANY accusation the left makes about the right is going to be at the very least superficially plausible. Those accusations only gain so much power as the right grants their plausibility.

Generally I would agree. With respect to the Gadsden flag do you know anyone on the right who believes it to be offensive? I do not. But we can see that there are some folks - even on this site - who do hold that opinion about the battle flag. Even among conservatives there is disagreement.

Granting those accusations ANY plausibility is nothing less than betrayal of ones idealogical coworkers.

Nonsense.