The Demonstrations in Minnesota (Update: Now Nationwide){Now International} (2 Viewers)

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Because the pressure from outside of the state pushed the legislators to force it through rather than bring it to vote, which is pretty much what most people in the state have been asking for.

I'd be legitimately interested to read about it. All I see is a 2001 statewide referendum vote that failed by 64% to 36% majority, and reference to some bills in 2015 that never made it out of committee. Any idea where there's more info on this?
 
we do know. You may not want to accept, but that's not the same as not knowing.
Which is exactly why they should have brought it to a vote, because now they took the opportunity for the people to do the right thing away and made the decision for them. But had they not, you'd be right here posting "Mississippi being Mississippi," wouldn't you?
 
Which is exactly why they should have brought it to a vote, because now they took the opportunity for the people to do the right thing away and made the decision for them. But had they not, you'd be right here posting "Mississippi being Mississippi," wouldn't you?

It was brought to a vote--in the legislature, where the people are represented.
 
And yet it took massive worldwide protests to get them to stop talking about doing something and actually do something.
This was my point. Yeah, they've been "talking about it" for more than a decade now. International protests over racism? It's done in a month.
 
This was my point. Yeah, they've been "talking about it" for more than a decade now. International protests over racism? It's done in a month.

Absolutely. Like @Boy_of_wonder75 just said - protests work.

Especially when there's just enough anger involved to make people uncomfortable and make them think that the unrest might be coming to a suburb near you in the future. Just enough so that the comfortable people in their communities know that the wronged people aren't forking around.
 
I'd be legitimately interested to read about it. All I see is a 2001 statewide referendum vote that failed by 64% to 36% majority, and reference to some bills in 2015 that never made it out of committee. Any idea where there's more info on this?
I've done enough of your research for you already with no response. If you're really interested then start by Googling "removes Mississippi state flag" and start searching by timeline. Maybe start around the time when all of the state universities removed it. I'm certain you can find that info somewhere around here.
 
I've done enough of your research for you already with no response. If you're really interested then start by Googling "removes Mississippi state flag" and start searching by timeline. Maybe start around the time when all of the state universities removed it. I'm certain you can find that info somewhere around here.

I don't think it exists. I was civilly giving you an opportunity to make your point without trying to call you out, but I think you're full of it. I already googled. I can find no such thing. All I can find is bills that never made it out of committee. As far as I can see there has never been a serious attempt to change the flag in the state of Mississippi.
 
I don't think it exists. I was civilly giving you an opportunity to make your point without trying to call you out, but I think you're full of it. I already googled. I can find no such thing. All I can find is bills that never made it out of committee. As far as I can see there has never been a serious attempt to change the flag in the state of Mississippi.
By the legislature? Probably not. But it's people, it's cities, municipalities, schools, courts, businesses? Yes it has.
 
I've done enough of your research for you already with no response. If you're really interested then start by Googling "removes Mississippi state flag" and start searching by timeline. Maybe start around the time when all of the state universities removed it. I'm certain you can find that info somewhere around here.
All I can find since the news is dominated with what happened today is that 2 more state universities removed the state flag in 2017 leaving just Delta State hanging it.

It's really hard to find much more info other than what happened today via search and I'm not spending hours to do so. The fact remains that the last time the citizens of MS voted on it, it was ridiculously lopsided to keep it. And recently, state senators tried to force universities to fly the flag, the opposite of taking it down. (Apparently didn't make it out of committee IIRC)

This is the only article I could find about universities taking it down and it's from Alabama.com or whatever.

 
By the legislature? Probably not. But it's people, it's cities, municipalities, schools, courts, businesses? Yes it has.
Can you help us out then? Seriously. I can't find a single thing that represents what you're saying.

ETA: And in the article I linked above, it says that even though K-12 schools weren't required to fly the flag, they did. K-12. Jesus. If that's not making the flag a part of the fabric of these kids' lives, I don't know what is.
 
All I can find since the news is dominated with what happened today is that 2 more state universities removed the state flag in 2017 leaving just Delta State hanging it.

It's really hard to find much more info other than what happened today via search and I'm not spending hours to do so. The fact remains that the last time the citizens of MS voted on it, it was ridiculously lopsided to keep it. And recently, state senators tried to force universities to fly the flag, the opposite of taking it down.

This is the only article I could find about universities taking it down and it's from Alabama.com or whatever.


Yeah, I'm not feeling the whole "the onus is on you to prove Mississippi isn't racist!" vibe :hihi:
 
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