The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday ordered all public displays of the Confederate flag removed, a ban that extends to bumper stickers, clothing, mugs, posters and more.
The order directs Marine Corps commanders to find and remove displays of the flag in"work places, common-access areas, and public areas" on base. "The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremist and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps," a notice posted by the U.S. Marines on Twitter says.
Exceptions to the order include state flags that include the Confederate flag and Confederate soldiers' gravesites. Individual barracks, living quarters and private vehicles will not be inspected,
Good. Confederates were treators against the USA. Once a group, like treasonous Confederates, who fight against the USA, they should never an allowed to exist in the USA. They should be outlawed.
Problem? You can force a soldier to remove from his body.
Attn USArmy you got nearly a dozen bases with names that could stand changing.
What a bunch of shiteaters !!
This is going infuriate Trump and the Karens
If you think this isn’t necessary, or if you’re not wondering why was this even a thing before, then you’re part of the problem.
Gonna be a lot of triggered snowflake southern boys.
here is your participation trophy.......rise again burn again 1 800 SHERMAN
1st AMENDMENT
The American flag is what should be displayed by any branch of the military. Not a failed attempt of cessation by the slave driven society.
Cool, start with Albert Pike.
We love see that wish it was more up like that one
Ban everything offensive.👌🏽😄
Oh yeah! Hail Democratic party big brother.
Liberals taking away more expression rights.
Its sad to see this country become so sensitive to every little thing that goes on , people you are losing your rights and you just dont see it , you better realize monuments and symbols are not going to change a thing it's in the individual's heart and mind to want to change
Why does it bother that this flag was part of U.S. History-? We(America)are erasing our country's history by removing this flag. It is wrong to do so.
Remove Confederate Flags & other Confederate symbols to replace them with the symbols of Racist Marxists, like Che Guevara.
Bout time
Replace it with gadsden. Seams fitting.
Good.
You couldn't enforce it, we have far to many laws we can't enforce now, we don't to keep adding to the list.
And are we still free America how do you tell someone what to do
Solves nothing. Stops nothing.
Marines are doing the right thing.
Individual rights are gone. Individual thoughts aren’t permitted. What History teaches the past and is a learning tool. Why do we continue abolishing learning objectively.
So, there was no Confederate army? I always thought there had been
Finally.
P.12, TABLE 7, OFFICIAL publication of US DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates Blacks, 13% of US population, commit intentional homicide at per-capita rate over an ASTOUNDING 7.4 times = (52.5/13)/(47.5/87) that of all non-Blacks in the USA.
Now we're getting into the communism, this is what it's coming down to, it's been coming a long time, Free America can't exist with blacks making decisions.
Liberal Democracy is a disinformation. They can't tolerate opposing arguments or lifestyle. The national monuments only tell the story of a people. America did not fall from the sky. People made it.
About time!!!
Welcome to the ban culture. 'We decide what is free speech'!
What about a tattoo?
Thank you Marines!!!
Time to change the flag of Mississippi
wrap02 Germans outlawed display of the Nazi flag immediately after WWII. It’s been 160 years for US. Time has come.
Just create another flag that represents southern ancestry. They'll gripe about that too.
Still in the slave era. billionaires
We need to dismantle structural racism. People in power must be accountable to what they do and say... They act as if they own someone’s political rights. They belittle others’ ability of independent thinking and force them to affirm a self-serving narrative.
Not my General Lee?!
Sandy Beach , Texas ... Memorial Day 2020. I took this picture. Left 10yrs ago .. I see things don't change.
You know once you get rid stuff like that, HISTORY ALWAYS INTEND TO REPEAT ITSELF!!!
IAmSophiaNelson
a_fly_guy The Confederate red saltire was added to the Florida state flag as a concession to racists and Jim Crow in 1900. It too should be removed:
The flag of treason, and now the flag of ignorance.
How many times do we need to re-fight this (and other past) wars? Antifa? WTF?!?
beauty flag, people bad.
FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT NO POLICE IN MINNEAPOLIS, SHAME ON YOU! I KNOW FOR A FACT what's live in a neighborhood where THERE'S NO POLICE, & is terrible. ALL TYPE OF CRIMES INCREASED follow by murder. THE ONLY ONES benefiting from that ARE THE CRIMINALS! LawAndOrder USA4ALL
Flea markets are going to be tossing out a lot of gear.
They hadn’t done this already?
What about ban Comunist flags and all symbology too? The regime killed over 120 million people around the world.
Confederates were rebels, they were traitors, and they supported slave owners. The Confederate flag is a flag of traitors and should be despised.
They can ban whatever they want it can't change the FREE THINKING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THE REAL MEANING OF WHAT THE FLAG STANDS FOR JUST LIKE YOU COULD GIVE A MILLION DOLLARS TO A FOOL + IT WOULD BE USED FOOLISHLY!!!
I love the Confederate Flag!
Good That flag murdered Americans and gets less pushback than someone silently protesting
Iconoclast all over again. Ppl never learn from history.
It should be made illegal to fly one.
We are 150 years later in this one.
Goodbye General lee :(
Can't wait for trump to 'fine people' traitors...
You mean the traitorous side that left the United States, caused 625,000 American lives and LOST! They are huge losers!
They shouldn’t have any flag other than the US flag, last that I read they were the losers.
So much for freedom,
I don't understand, were the Marines okay having enemy flags on their bases?
Is this the beginning where ALL offensive symbols, words & acts will be removed everywhere? With removal of the confederate flag, will foul language, birth control by abortion, & other multifaceted subjective moral & visual states of expression be censored? What’s the 1st Amend.?
Hoorah better late than never
Good. WAY overdue. Now enforce it.
Thank you Marines!!!
Why were they there to begin with?
Thank you President Trump... you do put the USA first and care
Over 100 YEARS TOO LATE this has been basically federally-endorsed racism and no one seemed to think it was wrong until now? No hoo-yah to celebrate now 🙄
MagUidhirK This is appalling, not because they removed the flags, but because until that moment, they tolerated them.
WHAT? Why were the confederate flags there?
StayWoke why any military member or leader/s would allow a flag that represents an enemy we beat twice to fly on or in Federal space is beyond comprehension. It’s dishonorable towards those whom gave their lives fighting. COMPLAINING ABOUT KNEELING, BUT ALLOW THIS? GTFO!
Why in hell did it take this long
Over due. But so glad for the proactive move.
Wow !
This was Ordered 3 months ago... maybe even 4 months ago... Isn’t this ironic how this makes s Twitter feed now? 🤔
Signed a petition to get it removed from my base in Biloxi, Keesler AFB...needless to say this didn’t go over well..this was in 96
Yes!!!! This is progress.
That’s only 160 years too late...
That might be an issue n Mississippi, where it is their state flag.
Yay!!!!!
didn't some of the leaders of the Confederate States commit Treason? Didn't they kill over 360,000 American soldiers? Nice Heritage! That's why we don't have Nazi flags or their Generals statues around
Amazing ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
now you USArmy
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After 155 years.
Whattttttttt? How could such a symbol of all that is wrong with the U.S. ever be allowed onto federal properties? Or State facilities for that matter.
About time...
It’s about time.
WHY erase history
南方邦联追求州自主权的努力绝不会被忘记，联邦主义者侵蚀自由的历史也不会因为禁用一面旗帜就能遮掩。是州建立了联邦，不是联邦创造了州。UNITED BUT FIRSTLY FREE STATES OF AMERICA!
Liberalism is about control. This country is fucked.
🇺🇸 There. That's better.
Apparently it took the threat of a new Civil War to clean up after the old one
This is our flag of the civil war and all black people should look at it with pride because of all the white men that died to win your freedom.But nothing that white people do is going to be good enough playing the race card and voting for your slave masters keeps you their.
This is a disgrace and a dishonest to the good people that fought and died in the civil war. Shame on the marines
It took until TODAY to ban Confederate crap from military bases? WTF
The kkk can keep its confederate flag! It was overdue! I still believe in America! When all the dirts come out: 2016 election frauds, Helsinki meeting report, the kysleak meetin, the Mueller’s report, and others, Americans will know what monster they had for president!
Freedom is...do what I say or else?
Yeah, we can't risk offended black people. God knows they are really really hard to offend, too.
That's great! Now we're getting somewhere. Thank you!!
I thought there was also slavery in the North. That flag needs to come down for the same reasons.
USArmy Make this happen in the Army too. You have a major white supremacist problem. SecArmy
Sign this to remove confederate flag from Florida courthouse
Needs to go! LoserFlag ConfederatesLost
I'm so naive. I didn't know that was a thing.
I am not one bit surprised the USMC is showing this much strength and courage. You are America’s heroes, black and white brothers fighting for our freedoms and our Democracy. You make me proud to be an American.
To what end?
Good
Surprised it took them this long to realize they're the United States Marine Corps and not the Confederate States Marine Corps /s
DEMOCRATS LOL THAT’S TOTALLY REPUBLICAN
LinSooMoon This is LOOOOONG overdue!
That’s great but Maytis is still a sell out coward
Remove Mlk statues
Should have been done a long time ago
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later_d Well yeah, why fly the flag of the LOSERS? The Stars and Stripes won that war.
I'm not in the mood to see racist black lives matter Flags anymore because black lives matter wants to see police get killed. And they Harbor a lot of anti-white sentiment. Black lives matter doesn't really care about the country as a whole.
Great step in the right direction
You cannot be a proud Marine and a proud Confederate supporter. They are antithetical to each other.
The flag of Democrats
It’s about time, I think they lost war around 155 years ago?
djrobwegner This is amazing 👏
USMC, Always leading the fights that murders. And sometimes they don’t even have to fire a single shot. Thank You. USNavy, usairforce usairforce please do the same)
The confederate flag will still fly in the south it’s a Heritage thing for southerners not hate
God bless America 🇺🇸
How was it still a thing ?
This is woke AF.
Good move.
What? All 5 flags? Lol
That will piss Trump off
I feel there is a Foxworthy joke here somewhere.
Now let’s burn the books
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