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After Confederate statues, America's culture war targets Betsy Ross and a founding father
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 4, 2019 | Stead Sellers and Alex Horton

Posted on 07/04/2019 8:07:21 AM PDT by artichokegrower

As the nation has celebrated its birthday with displays of its contemporary power and prestige this week, two of its cherished historic symbols came under fire - its first flag and its third president.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: betsyross
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To: VanDeKoik

I’m thinking of replacing my 50 star flag

Been flying the 48 star for years its out today - also have Dads Navy 48 star from the escort ship he was on, USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442), they were pulling into Pearl from Korea and he was told to put up a new one, the officer told him to pack it away and give it to his grand-kids. Half worn out, but it was in a couple of shoot outs, men died under that flag, it is on display here above my desk.


41 posted on 07/04/2019 9:28:52 AM PDT by Jolla
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To: artichokegrower

Every President from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln resided over slavery.

Should we ban them all?

What about presidents, beside Washington and Jefferson, that actually owned slaves?

Presidents that owned slaves (and # owned):

Washington (317)

Jefferson (600+)

Madison (100+)

Monroe (75)

Jackson* (200)

Van Buren* (1)

WH Harrison (11)

Tyler (70)

Polk* (25)

Taylor (150)

A Johnson* (8)

Grant (1)
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*democrat party


42 posted on 07/04/2019 9:40:31 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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To: Trump20162020

‘How long can they stay ‘woke’ and give progressive icon FDR a pass on Japanese internment?’

in a word, forever...


43 posted on 07/04/2019 9:41:30 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: artichokegrower

Libs keep putting whites as the new Jews and because they want whites targeted for persecution.


44 posted on 07/04/2019 9:47:47 AM PDT by inchworm
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To: bk1000

‘We’ll get along or we won’t.’

we won’t; blacks of today will never get along with whites on any sort of ongoing basis, because there is too much lucre built into maintaining the hatred...what possible incentive would there be for official victims to give up the money train, just so they can rub shoulders with middle class whites...?


45 posted on 07/04/2019 9:48:44 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: rintintin
What's your opinion of Nikki Haley?

Foreigner, globalist, wouldn't trust her an inch.

46 posted on 07/04/2019 9:49:48 AM PDT by Jim Noble (1)
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To: artichokegrower

Should have stopped them at the dinner roll............

https://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/dinner-with-obama-a-parable/


47 posted on 07/04/2019 9:54:59 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Trump20162020

The attack on the Texas Revolution has begun. A year or so ago a radical dumped hundreds of gallons of herbicide on the Treaty Oak and killed it. There is no question we are headed for civil conflict.


48 posted on 07/04/2019 10:04:01 AM PDT by attiladhun2
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Sounds like a great new tagline. That’s why I call them the Reflublicants. But it’s either vote for them or we’ll have the complete control of the Demonscat Islam-Commie Party.


49 posted on 07/04/2019 10:11:50 AM PDT by attiladhun2
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To: Fiddlstix

I fly the second one daily and have since Nikki Haley started this insanity.
No one is upset because they don’t know what it is.


50 posted on 07/04/2019 10:15:51 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: attiladhun2

It is possible to primary them out of office and replace them with patriots.
Voting for weasels that we know will betray US is insanity defined.


51 posted on 07/04/2019 10:21:41 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: attiladhun2
The attack on the Texas Revolution has begun. A year or so ago a radical dumped hundreds of gallons of herbicide on the Treaty Oak and killed it. There is no question we are headed for civil conflict.

Actually, the Treaty Oak was poisoned in 1989. It was heavily damaged, but it did survive thanks to intervention measures, although nearly 2/3rds of it had to be pruned away. The culprit was convicted of felony criminal mischief and sentenced to nine years in prison.

Treaty Oak (Austin, Texas)
52 posted on 07/04/2019 10:31:01 AM PDT by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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To: artichokegrower

This whole episode smells rotten - days before the 4th, Nike causes a massive controversy? Look at the wall-to-wall news coverage. Nike has received $$tens of millions in free publicity. This looks like it was well planned and executed to do it exactly what is happening. More Nike sales.


53 posted on 07/04/2019 11:19:49 AM PDT by EC Washington
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To: LouAvul

Can’t really disagree with any of that. Though the fact that those nations who have emerged at the end of their attempts at Marxism have chosen another way is encouraging, especially given that they had no real history of liberty. I hope that, since the USA “does” have such a history, that our period of insanity will be shortened thereby.


54 posted on 07/04/2019 12:31:15 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: nathanbedford

Bookmark!


55 posted on 07/04/2019 3:19:24 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: madprof98

As do I.


56 posted on 07/04/2019 3:20:30 PM PDT by sport
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To: artichokegrower

Where have you been? This has been going on for years. Initially they went after Columbus Day. That worked so they went after something else until here we are.


57 posted on 07/04/2019 3:23:21 PM PDT by sport
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