Only White-Republicans Are Racist

First off, if I had to pick the number one and most effective way to relay to the world that you are from the South and have absolutely no problem with anything the South has ever done, it would be wearing some form of the Confederate flag on your person. Since I have some slight problems with things the South has done in the past, I elect not to express myself with that particular item.

For those of you playing at home, that's what we like to call freedom of speech and expression.

Because political correctness is becoming more and more a part of America than I would like to admit and since being called a racist is the 21st century equivalent of a leper, the "Stars and Bars" are no longer protected under the 1st Amendment - at least not in the more sophisticated parts of the country.

Jesse Jackson and company boycotted the entire state of South Carolina in order to force them to remove the flag from Charleston (I think). Georgia changed its flag because it contained the "stars and bars". And now some redneck in Tennessee is in a court fight because the school wouldn't let him wear his confederate t-shirt to school.

If we, as a country, want to start letting the thought police run around and ban anything that's offensive to anyone, then so be it. I want t-shirts that idolize the mass murder Che Guevara put on the same list; anything that represents the Black Panthers as well - they advocated mass killings of white people, boys and girls. I could go on and on with examples of clothing that will offend one group or another, but I think you get the idea.

Freedom of speech doesn't mean you have to like what the other guy is saying. In fact, it's been my experience that most people who invoke the power of the First Amendment are certifiable dumb asses, and I disagree with most of what comes out of their mouths. But that doesn't mean we have the right to shut them up. Chances are, they will be seen as the ignorant bigots they are, and people will take what they say with a grain of salt.

All right - sorry for the angry tone of this one. It's a pet peeve. Hopefully, I'll see you tomorrow.