North Carolina Town Cancels Christmas Parade Because Float With Confederate Flag Might Draw Protesters

The city, in its official statement, nodded to the controversial nature of the display. “Make no mistake about it—the Town of Wake Forest is extremely sensitive to the emotion the confederate flag stirs among those on both sides of this issue,” it said. “We recognize that for some the flag represents racism, hatred and bigotry, while others see it as a representation of Southern heritage protected as a matter of freedom of speech/freedom of expression.

Jones’ statement did not distinguish between anti- and pro-Confederacy protesters but directed blame at outsiders more generally. “For over 70 years, our community Christmas parade has been a beloved family tradition,” Jones said. “Not once in all that time has our event been anything less than a peaceful family-friendly celebration that highlights the wonderful spirit of our community. But sadly, times have changed.

“Groups that contact us about their plans to protest tend to follow our rules and regulations,” Wake Forest Police Chief Jeff Leonard said in the press release. “We’re concerned about outside agitators that don’t notify us. Radicals don’t typically call ahead. These aren’t area residents we’re talking about. These are professional protesters who have no regard for the safety and well-being of others.

In 2015, the mass murder of nine black worshipers by a white supremacist at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, sparked a debate over the display of the Confederate flag and Confederate memorials. That debate was renewed after the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, when clashes between right-wing hate groups, including neo-Confederate groups, and counterprotesters turned violent.

I’m just trying to figure out where I get one of these paid protester jobs. And, which side is paying the most?

Freedom to protest... It's a bitch. Already blaming a group that may or may not show up.. and has not committed on act of violence. Let the Right Wing outrage begin.. 'The War on Christmas' victimhood..

Why not just say “the confederate flag is a symbol of hatred and treason committed against our country, and so we ban it from the parade and will continue per normal”?

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