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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">HarveyCanal</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">DrWu</strong> said:</div><div>Since it appears that the conversation between Rock, Bon, Harvey, Bob and I is going nowhere, I thought I would consult someone else who's perspective might shed new light on the topic. So I called my brother-in-law, a 45 year old black man from Harvey's beloved NOLA (9th ward) and currently residing in the ATL. I rang him up and asked him without explanation, "what do you think of when you see the rebel flag?". Without batting an eyelash, he said, "racism". We proceeded to have a longer discussion about the flag, what his family went through in 50-60s etc etc. I came away thinking that Rock and Harvey probably have a very different perspective as (southern) white men (I know that Rock may not consider himself a Southernert but he's lived there long enough to at least empathize with the natives). They haven't suffered injustices under the system; they probably know people they respect who wear Skynyrd shirts; It seems understandable that they would view the flag differently then, especially in its various "pop" culture forms as on the Dukes of Hazard or you average Southern rock shirt. I may be way off here but I was struck by the difference their views. <br /> <br /> I saw this in the grocery store today, had to chuckle.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/2011/1101110418_400.jpg" alt="" /></div></blockquote> <br /> Yeah, well here is a black Southern friend of mine's perspective, a dude who learned as a kid that his black great-grandfather and all of his black great uncle had fought for the Confederacy...<br /> <br /> -<blockquote><br /> in a nutshell...that whole war was basically the revolutionary war II<br /> <br /> the colonist = the south<br /> <br /> the british= the north<br /> <br /> 75yrs of massacres and states being added be4 the civil war<br /> <br /> 75th yr come all of sudden how the south is bein ran is a problem..<br /> <br /> north n south had slaves...shit the union inherited the slaves from other countries...<br /> <br /> niggas were both free and slaves on both sides<br /> <br /> niggas own the same shit on both side<br /> <br /> niggas in the south wasnt givin laws and rules or taxed for however they made their livin<br /> <br /> the union fucked up and shoulda made the rules they fought the south over...when they conquered the land..<br /> <br /> thats why america is built on hypocrisy<br /> <br /> <br /> and people dont see the same shit george washington nem fought the british 4 ..jefferson davis was doin the same thing...<br /> <br /> </div></blockquote> <br /> Also, if the Union army was so righteous in its fight against racism, what the fuck were they doing at that same time wiping out entire Native-American populations out West?</blockquote> <br /> Alternative Harvey:<br /> <br /> Roosevelt was just as bad as Hitler because Japanese Americans were in camps, TOO!<br /> <br /> <img src="http://jamesondetweiler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/forum_ff09dd60_Gary_Busey_Red_Carpet_Crazy_Celebrity.jpg" alt="" />
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