We read:
"Three high school seniors were barred from Bloomington Kennedy High School's graduation ceremony Wednesday night at Target Center because of what the school district called a prank involving Confederate flags. Rick Kaufman, a spokesman for the Bloomington School District, said three male students brought the flags onto school property Tuesday morning. Kaufman said they were suspended after "carrying and waving" the flags in the parking lot as parents and students arrived at the school.
Rezac said the flags were on the boys' cars and that her friends aren't racists. She said they've flown the Confederate flag before and simply admire the "Southern lifestyle" and TV shows such as "The Dukes of Hazzard." A male character from the popular 1980s show would slide across the hood of a now iconic two-door muscle car featuring a Confederate flag decal.
Fredin said teachers and security guards told the boys to get rid of the flags. One of them complied and another drove the truck home and returned to school without it.
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More here -- where we hear that the students showed the flag as a sign of rebellion, not racism. And where we also see that the ACLU will not defend free speech on this occasion (surprise!). If the kids had trampled Old Glory, however ....
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How absurd that kids can't have any good-natured fun these days. Just who is the Confederate flag going to offend, being that the signifigance happened when none of them (teachers included) were around?
What are they going to ban next? Country music and trucks? MN
Just imagine if someone painted a flag of Islam on the hood of their car and then slid over it! The ACLU along with other likeminded people would be howling about the desecration of it, since a butt was slid across it.
Mobius
I lived in St. Cloud Minnesota several years ago and at the time there was less than 1% of the population of the state that was black and the one's that were there were predominantly professional atheletes. So how many people could have beeen offended?
Remember when this country was based on the principle of majority rule? When the majority become weak and unable/unwilling to think for themselves, they are then ruled by a minority. The process is known as "the erosion of freedom".
Had I written the original news story...
Three students were barred from graduation ceremonies at Minnesota's Bloomington Kennedy High School. Their crime against humanity was waving a flag in the school parking lot in full view of parents, students and, gasp, teachers.
Can you guess WHICH flag their were waving?
A. American flag
B. Mexican flag
C. Rebel battle flag
d. Ecology flag
This is so sad because there are MANY people, especially in the US's South, who have a real and honest family heritage stemming from the US Civil War (or War between the States) whereby the Confederate flag is representative of the struggle and loss of life of relatives of many of these Southerners. It's a shame that these people's heritage and family lineage is being stamped out simply because some want to play the race card.
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