Lucy Hamilton
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Pentagon to ban all Confederate flags on military bases despite Trump's objections
Without explicitly mentioning the symbol, Mark Esper's memo says flags must reflect 'good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols'www.independent.co.uk
The Pentagon will prohibit the Confederate battle flag from US military installations despite Donald Trump's insistence that flying the symbol is "freedom of speech" amid a national reckoning over racist icons and political battles to remove the flag across the US.
According to a memo obtained by the Associated Press, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper says "the flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols" – but he does not explicitly mention the Confederate battle flag, in an effort to avoid directly contradicting the president.
In recent weeks, the president has rejected calls to rename military bases named after Confederate generals and has defended the battle flag while threatening prison sentences for people who burn the American flag.
I expect to see those "commie bastard Generals" out of work shortly.
What is the opinion on the below flag, it is allowed on Twitter for example, should the below be banned and ANYONE showing it be arrested?