That was a thing?
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“Removal of citizens' right to have (the license plates) is deliberate discrimination by the government and the state of Virginia … only hatred and discrimination by the Commonwealth causes a committee vote to remove them,” Edward Willis, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, told the panel.
So according to this racist asshole removing the traitor's flag, which is a genuine symbol of hatred and discrimination from a government license plate IS hatred and discrimination.
These people are unbelievable.
Why do you hate good god-fearing hateful bigot racists?
Well....
I bet you anything he’d figure out right quick why it isn’t discrimination if folks wanted to put the progress pride flag on their license plates.
I'd take that bet. It's only discrimination if the state doesn't do what Willis wants.
These people are unbelievable.
Insert Satre quote about anti-semites
Authorized in 1999? What in the cousin fucking?
You should check out the history of some state flags like Georgia’s and to a lesser extent Alabama’s. Ridiculous how long the stars and bars was accepted
That’s how it is in rural VA.
Rural Maryland too.
Rural everywhere, really
They can't be near people. They quickly get outed as complete cunts. So they flee to the edges where it's easier to hide.
maryland wasn't even in the fucking confederacy
You should see rural Pennsylvania. It is truly wild how less populated areas universally and unanimously decided to be home to the biggest pieces of shit.
The Mason-Dixon Line was drawn including Maryland to the south, and defined political divide for centuries. Maryland was considered “southern” until the 60s. It was the first state to become progressive and creep closer to the Union states north of it.
yes, that's my point. maryland was a slave state, but it didn't secede. so there's really only one way to interpret those flags, and it ain't culture or heritage.
Arguably the main reason it didn't succeed was that Lincoln established Marshall law and sent in federal troops.
Sentiments among the population of Maryland was divided, but definently favorable to succession.
Not correcting you, just adding context for other readers🙂
Another fun fact, the Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed and drawn between 1763-1767, predating any belligerence of the revolutionary war.
VA was a red state until very recently. Now it’s like light blue/purple. Still lots of stars and bars being flown down in southwestern VA.
That's wild. Every time I drive through West Virginia and see confederate flags flying, I have to marvel at the purest form of irony to exist in these modern times.
Yeah the North/South divide has mostly morphed to Urban/Rural. You’ll see Confederate flags all over central PA too.
Hurr durr it's their heritage
My grandparents fought for the Third Reich, that's why I proudly fly the swastika on the bed of my truck! It's just my heritage, bro.
I grew up in the South and have reflected on this often. Growing up the history of the Confederacy was "white washed" (literally and figuratively). It was always taught as slavery was bad, but the war was about "states rights".
Obviously that is all untrue the war was about slavery, but this is what was taught for generations. The Confederate flag was of course tied to this lie, and companies ran with it. I remember seeing Confederate flag branded merchandise in Walmarts, it was at football games, and of course on TV. It wasn't being displayed in a negative light by companies then, they saw dollars and helped push the symbol.
Overall it's a good change that the flag is being dropped. The Confederacy is not something to be idolized. I do understand why some people were so very attached to the "heritage" aspect of it though. That lie was pushed before my great grandparents were born. Some people are unwilling or unable to critically analyze their beliefs and change them with new information.
It's kinda interesting how people can be both incredibly adaptable and at the same time incredibly cemented in taught cultural traditions. And if you haven't guess by now I do have an anthropology degree lol
Oh, it was about States’ Rights.
States’ Rights to have slaves. That last part gets ‘em every time.
That’s not even close to the worst of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%E2%80%93Jackson%E2%80%93King_Day
Lee–Jackson–King's Day ? They've got this all wrong! It was meant to be "Lee–Jackson : Kings!" Day.
Sad loser traitors still virtue signalling all these years later. What a pathetic group of people. Thank fuck I'm not like them.
They call it the "Recent Troubles."
Nothing says white privilege like tax breaks for racist losers.