# Upside-down flag in protest of Obama, upsets neighbors

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**Created:** [November 8, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upside-down-flag-in-protest-of-obama-upsets-neighbors/200573 "2008-11-08T11:59:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upside-down-flag-in-protest-of-obama-upsets-neighbors/200573/27 "2008-11-10T04:31:33Z")

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> [@Funny Vids, Pics and GIFs thread \*WORK SAFE\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-vids-pics-and-gifs-thread-work-safe/38638/187):
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> The confederate flag does not ONLY stand for racism. That is one message often associated with the flag, but it can also symbolize a “rebel” spirit, as well as pride in some of the positive cultural traditions and heritage of the Southern states.
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> U.S. Constitution, Article III, Sec. 3 reads  
> “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.”

'cept we ain’t no Southern State 'an 'nat.  
Is it an oxymoron to state “positive cultural traditions” and “Southern States” in the same sentence?

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