Both had much in common, and were the banners flown by those who used forced/slave labor based on race, torture, execution without trial… but obviously these things were not practiced by all who flew these flags.

So, do these flags represent traditional values for those that fly these flags, or would not condoning the darker side of the history of these flags, be enough for most people to decide not to fly these flags any longer?
Eric – How wasn’t the racism as explicit in the Confederacy as in Nazi Germany?

For both, the race in power, considered themselves to be a master race, over another/others… I really don’t see how that is different from the Confederate South, to Nazi Germany….

Different times, different circumstances, different politics, but I think the idea of one race convincing themselves they actually deserve some sort of dominance, or to be "master’s" of another race is a very big similarity… To the point that Aryan’s even today, will fly either flag interchangeably, to promote this very idea.

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I’ve noticed this for at least the last five years.

There are three flagpoles in City Hall Plaza in Boston. The U.S. flag and Massachusetts state flag are always displayed on the first two flagpoles, but every day the third flagpole changes, and it’s always a different foreign country. So far I’ve seen the flags of Lithuania, Norway, and New Zealand.

Yesterday for example, they had the flag of Haiti.

It is technically legal for the city to do this (as long as the American flag is flown higher than the other flags). It’s just a little odd, in my view, to fly the banners of foreign nations with no apparent significance or relevance.

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i am a 25 yr old guy which is under constant stress due to my job and family problems. i want to fly somewhere away from home to enjoy my life without people telling me that everything is impossible. I’ve gone skydiving and I’ve been on a hot air balloon ride, but i still feel like i want to have more fun. I’ve asked my "friends" if they wanted to go to an auto show or six flags, if they want to go some where fun, but they all tell me, no! they either go to their local bars or have a get together in their garage. so, if anyone can tell me some good place where people go to have fun i would appreciate it.

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If you read the Flag Code, this is expressly stated.

Should we report those who fly other banners on their own, like the Mexican flag, etc?

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Ok, for sporting purposes I have envisioned buying two polyester flags in my team’s colours (blue and gold), each 3×5 feet. My plan is to run a pole up each flag, then attack velcro so they can be joined together at the other end- in order to make a two-tone banner that can be hoisted before and after the game, and split into two flags during the game. I plan to use white paint on the royal or St.Patrick’s blue side and dark blue paint on the gold side. Banner will read together ‘WE ARE LEINSTER’ (WE and LEIN on the blue side, ARE and STER on the gold). This could be amazing, or it could be a total flop.

Advice please from people who know stuff:

What kind of paint can I use that will not crack, but will be durable and flexible enough to allow the separated flags to fly?

Would you recommend or advise against painting both sides of the flags? (advantage being that when split, someone waving the single flag could still convey the full WE ARE LEINSTER message- disadvantage would be added weight and possible loss of flexibility depending on the paint).

Will this work?

Thanks a million!

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Tolerance? Tolerance is unacceptable . . . as an ethic . . .

To the editor of Teaching Tolerance
Dear Editor,

I believe you (meaning this organization) have chosen the wrong word to fly your flag on. In short, I believe that tolerance is unacceptable. Rest assured that this is not the ranting of the religious right, or the wailing of a white supremacist. This is a protest to the use of tolerance as an ethic.
Tolerance is an acceptable variation from a standard, however looked at philosophically,"That which is not right is wrong." If we set our standard by the right, how can tolerance be anything but wrong.

Over and over again in the media, and from groups such as Teaching Tolerance, we hear tolerance, the acceptance of wrong, praised and expounded as an admirable ethic. anyone who lets their logos fraternize with their ethos will tell you that this is ridiculous. To Teach Tolerance is to teach that there is an acceptable wrong, and that it should not only be embraced, but that embracing it is a goal unto itself.

Suppose that we did embrace toleration as an ethic. To do this would be to accept the belief that embracing acceptable deviation from a standard,(tolerance), is in and of itself a moral standard (ethic).
This means that tolerance as ethic makes accepting deviation from a standard a standard, which is as we all know, an oxymoron.
Q.E.D. Proof by contradiction.
This was not written to recruit idealists, but rather to encourage realists to embrace logically sound principles.While the logical reader has been forced to abandon tolerance as an ethic, it is important for them to note that tolerance is both necessary and proper in many situations, however it is no substitute for the right.

If you want to combat issues of racism, gay hate, classism, or sexism, why not use a real ethic, respect.

"And now you know . . . the rest of the story" PH

BTW "the rest of the story" was an objective portion of PH’s program.

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I have a 5 y/o paint gelding and he has no job. He looks like a hunter jumper kind of horse, but Im not sure if I want to do that with him until he is older. He was left in a pasture for over a year with no human contact what so ever, and everything is new to him. I have been trying to despook him, but nothing seems to work with him. He is literally afraid of EVERYTHING. I had a really good drill horse a while back, and he was the only horse that didnt spook at the rodeos. I need to get him used to everything he might see at a rodeo i.e: banners, flags, loud speakers, spooky horses, etc etc. If you have any training tips I would be very happy!!! Oh! And He is absolutly terrified of fly-spray..If you have a way of getting him used to it or another alternative to spray, that would aslo make me happy! Thanks!

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bandwagon.

this joke came from a real Croatian website from a real croatian person.

now, i do not know any real live Croatian people, but how true do some of these things ring true about our beloved MJ!

10 ReAsOnS wHy CrOaTs CaN’t Be TeRrOrIsTs

10. 8:45am is too early for us to be up.

9. We are always late, we would have missed all 4 flights.

8. Pretty people on the plane distract us.

7. We would talk loudly and bring attention to ourselves, cursing
everyone who is not Croatian.

6. Food and drinks were on the plane. We would be dancing ‘kolo’ or
singing ‘gange’ because we only drink ‘rakija’ & eat ‘spek’ (roasted pig
might take a bit longer to roast at 40000 feet … mind you, we would
pack our own meals).

5. We talk with our hands so we would have put our weapons down.

4. We would all want to fly the plane.

3. We would argue and start a fight in the plane – fight the entire time –
cursing each other’s relatives back 700 generations.

2. We would have told everyone a week before doing it asking them to watch
and tape the news brief for us

1. We would have put the CROATIAN flag on the windshield and have to paint
the entire plane red, white and blue of course not leaving out the
checkers.

Therefore we would not be good terrorists.

HOW true was the have a go at everyone except Croatians? lol.

gotta love him though

FQ. man of the match i said?

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Now Ambrose, running first after "bumping" Gordon out of the way on a caution? Wow. Best road race I’ve seen in a while. Only 2 to go….green white checker. Gordon to 12…he won’t go! Green flag. Gordon wrecked Ambrose…go figure…watch the black flag and the penalties fly!!!!!!! Harvick wins…Ambrose is 9th…Robby Gordon???

Best road course race I’ve seen in forever…

Go Jr.>>>>

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In memory of the nine firemen that died in the fire in Charleston SC, we were asked to fly our flags at half mask. My question is how long do we fly our flags at half mask?

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