Is the Gadsden flag racist?

[joe817]

The left gets all aquiver when they see the Confederate Battle Flag, but have no gripe when it comes to the Hammer & Sickle.

Of course! Because they all identify with it so well, and embrace the hammer & sickle principles!

[TexasJohnBoy]

Ahem. My phone isn't racist.

[rotor]

Please send me all of your racist $1 bills with that slave owner George Washington on them. I find them offensive and will destroy them in a fitting manner.

[The Annoyed Man]

Everything that the left doesn't like is racist.

YOU'RE a racist!

[The Annoyed Man]

All i can say is Come an take it

But.. But.. isn't that cannon ...Black?


It must have some kind of deep racist meaning, I'm going to have to stop typing on this white background with black letters. I drink my coffee.... Black
I am going to have to get some counseling for my behavior and change it immediately.

My brain hurts!!!!!!

BLACK CANNONS MATTER!!!!!

[OlBill]

Ahem. My phone isn't racist.

How did you do that?

[The Annoyed Man]

In the new world order of the perpetually offended (the "PO"), everything is offensive if they say so. Common sense and critical thinking are not allowed when you join the PO, the only requirement is the suspense of reality.

All of y'all should read this article, you'll get a bang out of it: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/ ... atrapping/

The term "kafkatrapping" describes a logical fallacy that is popular within gender feminism, racial politics and other ideologies of victimhood. It occurs when you are accused of a thought crime such as sexism, racism or homophobia. You respond with an honest denial, which is then used as further confirmation of your guilt. You are now trapped in a circular and unfalsifiable argument; no one who is accused can be innocent because the structure of kafkatrapping precludes that possibility.

.............

Model A: The accuser states, "Your refusal to acknowledge that you are guilty of (sin, racism, sexism, homophobia, oppression…) confirms that you are guilty of (sin, racism, sexism, homophobia, oppression…)." ........... Even if you are innocent, the only path to redemption is for you to plead guilty and accept punishment. Ideally, for the accuser, you even come to believe in your own guilt.

.............

Model C is a common variant on the same theme. You may not have done, felt or thought anything wrong but you are still guilty because you benefit from a position of privilege created by others. In other words, you are guilty because of your identification with a group such as "male," "white," or "heterosexual." The accusation makes you responsible for the actions of strangers whose behavior you cannot control and who may have died long ago.

Most of us know this line of false argument and have seen it many times. This was the first time I had seen a word identified to name it, and an explanation stated to succinctly understand it.

[C-dub]

If it is, the military might have a problem. I'd bet the Navy isn't the only branch that allows it.

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96051

* Commands may now authorize the wear of a "Don't Tread on Me" and Reverse U.S. Flag patches on NWU Type II and Type III.

[puma guy]

In the new world order of the perpetually offended (the "PO"), everything is offensive if they say so. Common sense and critical thinking are not allowed when you join the PO, the only requirement is the suspense of reality.

All of y'all should read this article, you'll get a bang out of it: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/ ... atrapping/

The term "kafkatrapping" describes a logical fallacy that is popular within gender feminism, racial politics and other ideologies of victimhood. It occurs when you are accused of a thought crime such as sexism, racism or homophobia. You respond with an honest denial, which is then used as further confirmation of your guilt. You are now trapped in a circular and unfalsifiable argument; no one who is accused can be innocent because the structure of kafkatrapping precludes that possibility.

.............

Model A: The accuser states, "Your refusal to acknowledge that you are guilty of (sin, racism, sexism, homophobia, oppression…) confirms that you are guilty of (sin, racism, sexism, homophobia, oppression…)." ........... Even if you are innocent, the only path to redemption is for you to plead guilty and accept punishment. Ideally, for the accuser, you even come to believe in your own guilt.

.............

Model C is a common variant on the same theme. You may not have done, felt or thought anything wrong but you are still guilty because you benefit from a position of privilege created by others. In other words, you are guilty because of your identification with a group such as "male," "white," or "heterosexual." The accusation makes you responsible for the actions of strangers whose behavior you cannot control and who may have died long ago.

Most of us know this line of false argument and have seen it many times. This was the first time I had seen a word identified to name it, and an explanation stated to succinctly understand it.

Reminds me of an interrogation from Catch-22. To paraphrase "We know you did it" "I never did it" "When did you never do it?"

[The Annoyed Man]

Reminds me of an interrogation from Catch-22. To paraphrase "We know you did it" "I never did it" "When did you never do it?"

Exactly!

[crazy2medic]

Somebody correct my history if I'm wrong but isn't the cannon with the "come and take it" called the Gonzales flag? And following that belief would you not be a racist if your against the "gonzales" flag?
Since I have spent a large part of my life traipsing about in woods, fields and the general outdoors I know that a rattlesnake is not prone to prejudice, they are an equal oppertunity biter, step on them and skin color makes no difference, so how is the flag racist?

[The Annoyed Man]

Somebody correct my history if I'm wrong but isn't the cannon with the "come and take it" called the Gonzales flag? And following that belief would you not be a racist if your against the "gonzales" flag?
Since I have spent a large part of my life traipsing about in woods, fields and the general outdoors I know that a rattlesnake is not prone to prejudice, they are an equal oppertunity biter, step on them and skin color makes no difference, so how is the flag racist?

You should have read the OP's post and article. The OP is about the Gadsden flag. Someone else brought the Gonzales flag into the discussion as a joke, because since the Gonzales cannon is black, is the flag considered racist?

[crazy2medic]

Somebody correct my history if I'm wrong but isn't the cannon with the "come and take it" called the Gonzales flag? And following that belief would you not be a racist if your against the "gonzales" flag?
Since I have spent a large part of my life traipsing about in woods, fields and the general outdoors I know that a rattlesnake is not prone to prejudice, they are an equal oppertunity biter, step on them and skin color makes no difference, so how is the flag racist?

You should have read the OP's post and article. The OP is about the Gadsden flag. Someone else brought the Gonzales flag into the discussion as a joke, because since the Gonzales cannon is black, is the flag considered racist?

Yup got that part, I think the whole idea of a flag being racist is just silly, the context in which the flag was created is missed by the low IQ liberals, but once again we have some how devolved into a victim society and everything is just gotten ridiculous

[The Annoyed Man]

Somebody correct my history if I'm wrong but isn't the cannon with the "come and take it" called the Gonzales flag? And following that belief would you not be a racist if your against the "gonzales" flag?
Since I have spent a large part of my life traipsing about in woods, fields and the general outdoors I know that a rattlesnake is not prone to prejudice, they are an equal oppertunity biter, step on them and skin color makes no difference, so how is the flag racist?

You should have read the OP's post and article. The OP is about the Gadsden flag. Someone else brought the Gonzales flag into the discussion as a joke, because since the Gonzales cannon is black, is the flag considered racist?

Yup got that part, I think the whole idea of a flag being racist is just silly, the context in which the flag was created is missed by the low IQ liberals, but once again we have some how devolved into a victim society and everything is just gotten ridiculous

Sorry..... My mistake.

You should read that article on "kafkatrapping" I posted above. It defines that crap better than anything I've ever read.

[TexasJohnBoy]

How did you do that?

Take the screenshot? Press home button and lock button at the same time on the iPhone. Now sure on Android.