Update: Giant Confederate flag on I-75 outside of Tampa

[Hugabear]

This used to be the flag greeting people driving down I-75 just outside of Tampa, FL:




Looks like it's been replaced by the more historically accurate Confederate flag:





Wonder if it's any coincidence that this is just in time for the rethug convention taking place in Tampa this summer? Wonder how many repukes will gaze upon this flag with wondrous admiration? Perhaps even a few might pull off the interstate, place their hands over their chests, and do a silent pledge of allegiance?

[HillWilliam]

1. As I have often said

These are the people who'll sneak into your back yard then steal the sheets off your clothesline and the wood off the side of your shed. Then they'll go burn a cross in the front yard of someone they don't know and beat them with a bible they don't read.

They know they're wrong, otherwise they wouldn't resort to subterfuge and violence to try to subdue everyone else or justify their evil.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. The first picture is the 2nd Confederate Naval Jack

It is what some people incorrectly call the stars and bars flag.

The flag they are flying third national flag of the Confederacy AKA "The Blood Stained Banner". It was adopted just before the Confederacy went under in

[Bandit]

3. Each and every one of them represents treason....

And in more modern terms bigotry...

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. Have you looked at the Georgia state flag recently?

It is very very similar to the Stars and Bars flag. I have seen it lead to some serious confusion and disruption. A link to the details on my DU2 Journal: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/HardcoreProgressive/8

[CherokeeWarrior]

5. the current flag of georgia

this is the current flag of Georgia ..

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I think its nice .. It is not the old confed flags of the past thank the maker for that..

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Actually it is a blatant lifting of the final Confederate "Stars and Bars" design

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Which was the final version of the Stars and Bars used by the Confederates and Georgia clearly copied it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America has a good pictorial history

[nanabugg]

7. Good. They are going to keep on until they rouse the more complacent minorities to get out and vote