1.0The Hard Timeshttps://thehardtimes.netStephen Bellhttps://thehardtimes.net/author/stephen-bell/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FWvqV9b6aT"><a href="https://thehardtimes.net/opinion/if-the-confederate-flag-keeps-getting-banned-then-how-am-i-supposed-to-show-im-a-proud-southern-connecticutian/">If the Confederate Flag Keeps Getting Banned Then How Am I Supposed to Show I’m a Proud Southern Connecticutian?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thehardtimes.net/opinion/if-the-confederate-flag-keeps-getting-banned-then-how-am-i-supposed-to-show-im-a-proud-southern-connecticutian/embed/#?secret=FWvqV9b6aT" width="600" height="338" title="“If the Confederate Flag Keeps Getting Banned Then How Am I Supposed to Show I’m a Proud Southern Connecticutian?” — The Hard Times" data-secret="FWvqV9b6aT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://thehardtimes.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ct-yankee-final.jpg1200630Let me tell you something about my hometown of Darien, Connecticut. Growing up they taught us to feel pride. The pride that you feel when you slip on your best pair of Sperry’s. The pride you feel when the sun hits the top of your thighs while out sailing because your chubbies barely cover your ball sack. How am I to show that I am a proud southern Connecticutian if they keep banning the use of the confederate flag?