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Dumb Leftists mistake Norway Flag for Confederate


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2020 Jul 29, 11:35am   563 views  11 comments

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ST. JOHNS, Mich. (AP) — Owners of a Michigan bed and breakfast have removed a Norwegian flag outside of their business after being accused of promoting racism from people who think that it is a Confederate flag.

Kjersten and Greg Offenecker, owners of The Nordic Pineapple, hung the flag opposite of the American flag after they moved into the Civil War-era mansion in 2018, the Lansing State Journal reported. They took both flags down last week.

The red flag, with a blue cross superimposed on a white cross, is a nod to Kjersten Offenbecker’s grandfather, who was born in Norway. The Norwegian flag has the same colors as the Confederate flag, but the patterns and symbols are different. The Confederate flag is red with a blue “X” containing white stars.

The couple said they never would have thought anyone would mistake the Norwegian flag for something else.

“I don’t see it because I grew up with the Norwegian Flag,” Kjersten Offenbecker said. “To me, they are two distinct flags.”

Several community members have urged the couple to put the Norwegian flag back up, but the Offenbeckers say they won’t until they can figure out a way to make sure it is not mistaken for the the Confederate flag.

https://apnews.com/ed0d469d2b6d81f7f468a27ce429f74f

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1   Automan Empire   2020 Jul 29, 12:27pm  

In March when I stood out by the street wearing a plague doctor bird mask, a surprisingly nonzero number of people thought it was a KKK outfit.
2   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 29, 12:31pm  

#idiocracy
3   Tenpoundbass   2020 Jul 29, 1:29pm  

Democrats demand you remedy their errors.
4   Ceffer   2020 Jul 29, 1:39pm  

Dems: party of the deputized useless idiots and criminals, coming to destroy property near you.
5   Ceffer   2020 Jul 29, 1:45pm  

Norwegians always preferred Swedes and English as slaves.
6   Onvacation   2020 Jul 29, 1:56pm  

I can see how an illiterate could mistake the two. Next they will want to "outlaw" the Norwegian flag.





Those that forget their history are condemned to repeat it.
7   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 29, 2:00pm  

Onvacation says
I can see how an illiterate could mistake the two. Next they will want to "outlaw" the Norwegian flag.







UK flag looks kinda racist too. And all the flags which have it in their left upper corner.
8   HeadSet   2020 Jul 29, 2:34pm  

In actuality, that stars and bars is the flag of the Army of Northern Va. The actual true Confederate flag looks like this:






Ironically, you could likely fly this flag all day at a BLM/Antifa march and none of the ignorant would notice.......
9   Karloff   2020 Jul 29, 2:41pm  

People have been programmed to see racism everywhere they look. When they can't find it, their brains make it up.

It's actually a good way of weeding these people out. Instead of complying with their idiotic demands, they should just be gently guided into an asylum. They could even bait these people in, like the police do to those who have outstanding warrants, telling them they've won a free boat.
10   Ceffer   2020 Jul 29, 8:14pm  

Hysterical Racism Pareidolia for perceived secondary gain.
11   Ceffer   2020 Jul 29, 8:17pm  

My fraternity had a large dog who ran around campus and sometimes went after black people. I never saw it happen, but he regularly Cujo'd and treed black people on the roofs of cars.

Racist dog!

That dog was big and could drink a lot of beer. Nowadays, he'd be collected and put down, but then, he was quite a celebrity on campus.

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