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You know, for those groups that come in and say they have issues with the Confederate flag, I will work to talk to them about it, i will work and talk to them about the heritage and how this is not something that is racist. This is something that is a tradition that people feel proud of and let them know that we want their business in this state. And that the flag where it is, was a compromise of all people that everybody should accept as part of South Carolina. – Confederate Heritage Month Haley	Found on CNN 1 year ago
People of Ottawa don't deserve to be harassed in their own neighborhoods, don’t deserve to be confronted with the inherent violence of a swastika flying on a street corner or a confederate flag or the insults and jeers just because they're wearing a mask. That's not who Canadians are. – Justin Trudeau	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We’ve witnessed the desecration of cherished monuments, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Terry Fox Statue, displays of hate symbols, like the Confederate flag and the swastika, and all types of bad behavior that have taken away the freedom of our residents to live without fear, many residents have not slept for days due to the noise and disruptions. Many have been shut in by the crowds – a lockdown imposed by the protest itself. – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
On July 24, 2020, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed (86 to 14 in favor) Senate Bill S.4049, their version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision that all 10 Army bases named after prominent Confederate military leaders be renamed. On this issue, Mulroy said, American soldiers should serve on bases that are named after the heroes that have sacrificed and fought for our country, not against it and suggested that they should be renamed after Medal of Honor recipients instead. – Mick Mulroy	added by MoWali 2 years ago
Robert E. Lee standing here on Monument Avenue in June 2020 is very symbolic to the Confederate mindset, you know the levels of oppression that people feel on a regular day-to-day basis, with the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the conversation,' It's OK to be racist'. – Lawrence West	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Virginia's largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week, this is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a Commonwealth. – Ralph Northam	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Today it is clear — the largest Confederate monument in the South is coming down. – Ralph Northam	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Mara Gay is old enoughto know the differencebetween the American flag and the Confederate flag. Tens of thousands of Black patriots have died in battle to defend the Stars and Stripes. What a shame that she does not appreciate this, if the American flag makes her so sick, she should move to another country, where she won't have to see it. – Fox News	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I did witness Confederate flags on people's hats, on the back of their cars. I personally heard racial remarks made( not) only towards my people, but other races as well, and I would like to say it was a daily thing out here on the job that you had to deal with. – Carlos Best	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The swastika and the SS bolts and the Confederate flag tend to be the predominant images that I see that I have to cover up. – Ryun King	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Until a suitable alternative is developed, we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved, i'm also alarmed that people continue to display symbols of hate, such as the recent display of the Confederate flag in Evanston. – State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I personally think that the original decisions to name those bases after Confederate generals... were political decisions. – George Floyd.Both Milley	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The analogy that comes to mind is Confederate statues, most Confederate statues weren't put up right after the Civil War. They were part of the spreading of the Lost Cause Theory, and then Jim Crow and segregation. They had a purpose in the eyes of the public. – Marc Leepson	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When the Confederacy broke away, one of the first things that the Confederate Congress did was pick a flag, there was a big debate, and the debate centered on how close the flag should look to the American flag. They held a contest, and took votes, and what did they do ? They picked a flag with red and white stripes and stars. – Marc Leepson	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It would send a clear message that they are listening to the people, not only here in Utah, but across the country when people are saying that names do matter; flags do matter; the Confederate symbols and the Southern stances after the Civil War -- they do matter. – Jeanetta Williams	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
If there were a vote to remove the Confederate imagery from our flag, I would vote to remove it. – Shad White	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
As a descendent of Confederate veterans and slave owners, the least I can do to atone for the pain my family has caused them is to oppose this statue, these statues only exist in a sick attempt to preserve human slavery. – Grace Arnold	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Gen. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, in the meantime, stood by, and frequently enjoined( a county constable) to lay it on well, an injunction which he did not fail to heed ; not satisfied with simply lacerating our naked flesh, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee then ordered the overseer to thoroughly wash our backs with brine, which was done. – Wesley Norris	Found on CNN 3 years ago
From the Dollywood foundation that has provided books and scholarships to millions of American children, to the millions of dollars she has donated to dozens of organizations such as the Red Cross and COVID-19 research centers, Dolly Parton has given more to this country and this state than those confederate officers could ever have hoped to take away. – Alex Parsons	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We all agree with the report's finding that our city must not maintain statues that serve as validating symbols for racist or bigoted ideology -- that's why we relocated the Confederate statue near the University of Louisville. – Greg Fischer.Fischer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. It starts with Confederate flags, get them out of here. They have no place for them. – Bubba Wallace	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This protest wasn't about the stay-at-home order, it was an opportunity for a small group of folks -- very few of whom were engaging in social distancing or wearing masks -- to show off their swastika posters, confederate flags, nooses hanging from cars and signs calling for murder, threatening Capitol police, staff, press, and elected members is not how we do business here in Michigan. – Jim Ananich	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We were kind of concerned that seeing these Confederate flags that we grew up believing was probably people who felt that we were not worthy or might want to do some harm to us, we decided not to work with them because we just felt that maybe the culture there was not one that would support our brand. – Celeste Beatty	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
You got some Sons of Confederate Veterans members that would start shooting tomorrow. – Jake Jennette	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

You know, for those groups that come in and say they have issues with the Confederate flag, I will work to talk to them about it, i will work and talk to them about the heritage and how this is not something that is racist. This is something that is a tradition that people feel proud of and let them know that we want their business in this state. And that the flag where it is, was a compromise of all people that everybody should accept as part of South Carolina.

– Confederate Heritage Month Haley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People of Ottawa don't deserve to be harassed in their own neighborhoods, don’t deserve to be confronted with the inherent violence of a swastika flying on a street corner or a confederate flag or the insults and jeers just because they're wearing a mask. That's not who Canadians are.

– Justin Trudeau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’ve witnessed the desecration of cherished monuments, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Terry Fox Statue, displays of hate symbols, like the Confederate flag and the swastika, and all types of bad behavior that have taken away the freedom of our residents to live without fear, many residents have not slept for days due to the noise and disruptions. Many have been shut in by the crowds – a lockdown imposed by the protest itself.

– Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

On July 24, 2020, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed (86 to 14 in favor) Senate Bill S.4049, their version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision that all 10 Army bases named after prominent Confederate military leaders be renamed. On this issue, Mulroy said, American soldiers should serve on bases that are named after the heroes that have sacrificed and fought for our country, not against it and suggested that they should be renamed after Medal of Honor recipients instead.

– Mick Mulroy

added by MoWali
2 years ago

Robert E. Lee standing here on Monument Avenue in June 2020 is very symbolic to the Confederate mindset, you know the levels of oppression that people feel on a regular day-to-day basis, with the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the conversation,' It's OK to be racist'.

– Lawrence West

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Virginia's largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week, this is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a Commonwealth.

– Ralph Northam

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today it is clear — the largest Confederate monument in the South is coming down.

– Ralph Northam

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Mara Gay is old enoughto know the differencebetween the American flag and the Confederate flag. Tens of thousands of Black patriots have died in battle to defend the Stars and Stripes. What a shame that she does not appreciate this, if the American flag makes her so sick, she should move to another country, where she won't have to see it.

– Fox News

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I did witness Confederate flags on people's hats, on the back of their cars. I personally heard racial remarks made( not) only towards my people, but other races as well, and I would like to say it was a daily thing out here on the job that you had to deal with.

– Carlos Best

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The swastika and the SS bolts and the Confederate flag tend to be the predominant images that I see that I have to cover up.

– Ryun King

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Until a suitable alternative is developed, we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved, i'm also alarmed that people continue to display symbols of hate, such as the recent display of the Confederate flag in Evanston.

– State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I personally think that the original decisions to name those bases after Confederate generals... were political decisions.

– George Floyd.Both Milley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The analogy that comes to mind is Confederate statues, most Confederate statues weren't put up right after the Civil War. They were part of the spreading of the Lost Cause Theory, and then Jim Crow and segregation. They had a purpose in the eyes of the public.

– Marc Leepson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When the Confederacy broke away, one of the first things that the Confederate Congress did was pick a flag, there was a big debate, and the debate centered on how close the flag should look to the American flag. They held a contest, and took votes, and what did they do ? They picked a flag with red and white stripes and stars.

– Marc Leepson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It would send a clear message that they are listening to the people, not only here in Utah, but across the country when people are saying that names do matter; flags do matter; the Confederate symbols and the Southern stances after the Civil War -- they do matter.

– Jeanetta Williams

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

If there were a vote to remove the Confederate imagery from our flag, I would vote to remove it.

– Shad White

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

As a descendent of Confederate veterans and slave owners, the least I can do to atone for the pain my family has caused them is to oppose this statue, these statues only exist in a sick attempt to preserve human slavery.

– Grace Arnold

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Gen. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, in the meantime, stood by, and frequently enjoined( a county constable) to lay it on well, an injunction which he did not fail to heed ; not satisfied with simply lacerating our naked flesh, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee then ordered the overseer to thoroughly wash our backs with brine, which was done.

– Wesley Norris

Found on CNN
3 years ago

From the Dollywood foundation that has provided books and scholarships to millions of American children, to the millions of dollars she has donated to dozens of organizations such as the Red Cross and COVID-19 research centers, Dolly Parton has given more to this country and this state than those confederate officers could ever have hoped to take away.

– Alex Parsons

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We all agree with the report's finding that our city must not maintain statues that serve as validating symbols for racist or bigoted ideology -- that's why we relocated the Confederate statue near the University of Louisville.

– Greg Fischer.Fischer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. It starts with Confederate flags, get them out of here. They have no place for them.

– Bubba Wallace

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This protest wasn't about the stay-at-home order, it was an opportunity for a small group of folks -- very few of whom were engaging in social distancing or wearing masks -- to show off their swastika posters, confederate flags, nooses hanging from cars and signs calling for murder, threatening Capitol police, staff, press, and elected members is not how we do business here in Michigan.

– Jim Ananich

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We were kind of concerned that seeing these Confederate flags that we grew up believing was probably people who felt that we were not worthy or might want to do some harm to us, we decided not to work with them because we just felt that maybe the culture there was not one that would support our brand.

– Celeste Beatty

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

You got some Sons of Confederate Veterans members that would start shooting tomorrow.

– Jake Jennette

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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