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No way this dude Harden didn't know what that flag meant. Saying you have a Blue Lives flag bc it looks cool or some **** is the equivalent of people with Confederate flags saying it's for historical reasons.
darthska
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Have you always known the Confederate flag has racist roots?
If you did, and if that sounds like a silly question because you HAVE always known that, are you aware that there are people who legit don't know that? And I don't mean white people ignorantly 'fighting' for their 'right' to wear it or fly it. I mean, I've met black people who didn't know the origins, just know it represents racism and it's on the Dukes of Hazard car.
But have you always known it has racist roots? If not, when did you learn that?
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Shut up 
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Middle school bro. Srs. It was always taught it was the flag of the Confederate that wanted to preserve slavery in the civil war. So they always told us it was racist. It was never wavey.
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Theres idiots and ignorant people everywhere. I had a classmate just learn that black faces are racist. Granted I don’t live in America but issues like this happen here and there people are just dumb all over.
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This has gotten out of hand
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Adam Silver was quick to eliminate an overtly racist owner. I guess you gotta find some way to criticize the commish. Attacking him for his faith is a start.
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Yes I've always known it had racist roots since I was old enough to learn about the Civil War. However, even if a Black person may not know what the confederate flag stood for they don't WEAR the confederate flag. They've seen it but they didn't rep it. If I saw an American flag with a green stripe through it I'd be like "hmm wonder what that stands for?" if I was gonna put it on my body.
Young Thug saying he doesn't have internet is a hilarious defense because we've all seen the flag on people's cars or in front of their crib. To see a black and white American flag and not be intrigued by what it represents would just make Harden look more ignorant.
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What does 'he don't have internet' mean?
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Quick?
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Jimmy Kimmel gets mentioned about once every six months on Twitter about portraying Karl Malone on TV. Keep in mind, Kimmel and Malone get along just fine. Malone has been on the show and he doesn't care at all. Meanwhile, Malone knocked up a 13-year-old and there is no outrage over that.
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Removing an owner in the span of a couple months is quick. Stop it.
Edit: also, he imposed the stiffest fines as allowed by the CBA within days. Silver dropped the hammer and forced him to sell. That's about as quick as things move in pro sports. How you can deny that is absurd.
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How long was sterling an owner? How long has silver been in the league?
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Lil bro
darthska
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You know that whole thing about schools not teaching history thoroughly? Not teaching that the South wanted to preserve slavery, but was just fighting for noble causes like state's rights and such, nothing to do with slavery?
That's a real thing that happens and is commonly fought against, as it well should be. And it is QUICKLY becoming less and less of a thing, and history is more accurately being taught... but as far as yesteryear, there are a LOT of people that were taught the Confederate flag represents the fallen South, but what the South was fighting for had nothing to do with preserving slavery.
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He imposed the stiffest fines and forced him to sell. How much did the team sell for? How much were the fines?
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No..you're wrong. One of the largest aspects the south was fighting for was the preservation of the institution of slavery.
Don't do this.
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If the tapes never came out, silver would've never did **** about sterling. Same way there's no tapes on mark Cuban. Everybody knew sterling was racist AF. It was only a problem when it was bad for business. When is silver gonna get rid of the other overtly racist owners?
Barnes continued, "70's, 80-year-old's, they were just raised that way. Oil money, real estate money and that's just the way the world was when they came up and I don't expect them to change. So, like I said I think Donald was the only one dumb enough to get caught but there still are owners who share his views and ideals and not only in the NBA but the NFL as well."
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Barnes continued, "70's, 80-year-old's, they were just raised that way. Oil money, real estate money and that's just the way the world was when they came up and I don't expect them to change. So, like I said I think Donald was the only one dumb enough to get caught but there still are owners who share his views and ideals and not only in the NBA but the NFL as well."
Matt Barnes says there are still racist owners in NBA, NFL
Matt Barnes joined Joe, Lo and Dibs Wednesday morning and got candid about racism in the NBA.
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darthska
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Please reread what I said
I didn't say the South wasn't fighting to preserve slavery. I said that that is taught. It's wrong, obviously, but it is taught. It is taught less and less, but it taught.
Don't have me saying something I didn't say, something I don't even believe.
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Maybe a misinterpretation..but it sounds like 2 distinct thoughts; you saying this is what they're taught, the flag representing them losing, but at the same time had nothing to do with them losing the war on slavery.
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I tried to keep it short to avoid being long-winded. People hate that on here. Then I keep it short, and it's misinterpreted.
I'm well aware of the South's fight to preserve racism, that they literally were ok with going to war before having their slaves taken away from them.
Literally all I said was that history books haven't always taught history accurately, especially American history books regarding slavery, racism, and the Confederate flag. That is not taught correctly. That's a real thing.
The history of the Confederate flag being taught incorrectly is a real thing. There have been fights for decades over the history of the Confederate flag being taught correctly. The reason there have been fights for decades is because it hasn't been taught correctly for even MORE decades. There are people that have been inaccurately taught that the South was just fighting for noble causes like state's rights and such. This is inaccurate, but there are places in America where this has been taught for decades.
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At one point in time Dukes of Hazard was one of the most popular shows on television, they made a movie in 2005.
I don’t think people have always understood what the confederate flag is about.
I don’t think people have always understood what the confederate flag is about.
The Confederate flag in pop culture
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