Originally Posted By: First Amongst Daves
I can understand, kind of, the generalised states rights "fuck you" inherent in having the flag flying at the best of times. But not lowering it seemed like a big fuck you to the families of the people who had been killed.


Based on what? The fact that the leftist media machine magically drew a relation between the Stars and Bars and their deaths?

If Roof had waved Old Glory instead and pushed a nationalist narrative instead of a secessionist narrative, would that then give everyone cause to lower that flag?