The thread was off the rails well before that... You claimed the flag and traditions as your own. Like I couldn't have access to them. I used your words. And you still don't understand that we haven't had access to the flag and those traditions. So, since the flag and those traditions haven't been afforded to us, and you continue to hold them up like they're something unattainable, I said what I said and I don't regret it. Like I don't have family members who are police officers. Like I don't have family that have fought in both Afghanistan and Iraq wars. My cousin is there now. And even though we fight in our wars, I don't see any outrage AT ALL about LaDavid's body being left out for two days but they'll rant about Bengazi. Don't tell me we have access to that flag... So why should we put our hands over our hearts and pledge allegiance? Y'all like to say "People fought and died for the flag" and you know what? You're EXACTLY right. Millions of them were the free labor that built this country, millions more were wer eradicated and moved off their lands. They died to build this country too! Please point to a time in history when that flag has represented us all... ALL of us. Lincoln wanted us, 87 years after the founding of the nation, to go "back" to a continent (not even knowing country of origin or language or traditions) most of us had never been to. So even after fighting and dying fighting for the North, helping him win the war, he didn't want us to stay in a country we built. We fight in the same wars but benefited far less from the GI Bill. German POWs got to sit on train rides when black soldiers were forced to stand. Don't tell me that flag stands for us all. So if you want us to pledge allegiance to it, make the values it's supposed to represent stand for all of us. Maybe you don't want us to? Maybe you don't want it to?
I know this. If you had read any of my post about Lincoln, you would know this. Lincoln was and is a big con job on this nation. Terrible leader. Now let us get to the word "we" and your usage again. You did not have shit to do with it. You are just like me in that sense, You came here with a bare ass and little else just like me. Long after this Nation was built with fine principals, laws and tradition. I appreciate it, just as my grandfather whom also came late, told me I should. I did, I do. You are too burdened with the baggage you tote, even though you came with the same endowment as me,
But see what if I find this personally insulting? I don’t but what if I did? What are the mod defining as a personal insult? The rules aren’t clear. Guys like you benefit and tip toe that line when we all know you and others try to bait people. That shouldn’t be allowed either. That’s why things get out of hand. There is also no communication here. Instead you would rather press me and get me to react. That’s fine, that’s your thing. It’s still wrong.
I laid out very simply how i look at it. If you didnt see it, i can guide you to it. Other than that, its not my fault you didnt find the message i took the time to write to explain.
I can’t believe this got likes. Dviss you have benefitted from this country for years and years by living here. I mean hey if it represents racism and genocide and it’s so damn bad, why are you here? You’re protected on this forum and you know that so you throw tantrums and say some shit you can get away with. Cool. This country is no where near as bad as you make it out to be. You saying “I have family members that aren’t in the military” is the same shit as a racist saying “I have friends that are black”. Look, it’s okay guys! You have thought these thoughts for years upon years and I wonder why you still live here, you know since it’s so bad and everything.
Guide me to it then since you wanna play that game. You wanna play little middle school games and be like that, go on and “guide me to it”
Lol, it wasnt meant to be taken as a jab. Its on, i believe page 2 of this thread. Id direct link it but im in minnesota on my cell phone with no wifi. Gg.
It doesn’t take much to figure out that not everybody on this forum is treated the same. That’s what guys like me want answers for that the mods constantly ignore. I have seen it for years, you guys give certain guys an extended line to get their feelings out. Guys like me. Well shot I could have one unpopular opinion without insulting anybody and have about three or four of the same people imply I’m alt right or some racist yet that’s fine. That’s totally okay. It’s not okay and any time this topic comes up I’m not gonna shut up about it.
No, I just talked about something very valid and your response is “do you need me to guide you to it”. Like come on dude I’m not stupid. Instead of responding to any of it that’s what you say followed by, well hey I laid out the rules. Yeah no shit and I asked you something regarding them.
Okay then. From now on any post I see that has that in and you are directed towards, ill delete or edit it. Then ill have to answer to them too. But ill do it. Just @ me when it happens. I dont see every single post on this forum.
