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Free Johnny Confederate Rebel

Free Johnny Confederate Rebel

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Started by Johnny Rebel 11 years, 2 months ago

Hello, my name is Johnny Confederate Rebel. Many of my Facebook profiles have been locked due to what I believe is my Pro Confederate message, my voice, my standing up for the southern way of life. I am no racist, I do not hate anyone. I am being treated like a common criminal for my beliefs. Facebook wants my identity, my real name to be used on a Facebook profile. Many reason why I do not use my real name, one being the attacks I get via facebook messages for my stance in southern and confederate pride. My first profile was taken and converted into a Facebook community page without my permission which I was okay with because it allows me to reach a larger audience so our message of Heritage Not Hate can reach more people. We are not criminals we are not hate filled people, the south has to defend itself against from those who attack our culture, our heritage and our history. Please sign his petition and help free Johnny Confederate Rebel.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

I would also like to quote the creator of Facebook.

“There is some confusion about what our policy actually is,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Real name does not mean your legal name. Your real name is whatever you go by and what your friends call you. If your friends all call you by a nickname and you want to use that name on Facebook, you should be able to do that. ~ Mark Zuckerberg

Updates

July 12, 2015

The feedback regarding these content restrictions remains consistent and reveals a broader pattern of censorship. I am currently documenting how these account suspensions impact our ability to communicate our historical perspective.

16 Comments

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Michelle Hodges
11 years ago Featured

I feel that we as American people, we should be able to embrace our heritage. Showing pride in our Rebel flag is in NO WAY a show of racism and just because ONE IGNORANT, misguided individual chooses to be a racist, to harm innocent people that did not deserve to be harmed/killed, the entire nation should not have to lose a very important part of their history. The flag, however important to history, is just cloth, it has no feeling, no inclination to choose who to be nice to, no way to see color, so why punish it? Why punish the masses when it is just one person who was ignorant?

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Nancy Thompson
11 years ago Featured

If that's the name he goes by, then that's the name he should be allowed to use! Let's return to the right to express our opinions & have them respected! Sometimes, you have to agree to disagree!

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Ritzy
11 years ago Featured

This confederate flag has nothing to do with hate, but what we southerners love, " the south". I have many relatives who served or were killed in the stupid ( in my opinion all wars are stupid) war. But the south is no different than the North and need to remember war is war! Lay it down, we have more important things to deal with now.

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Priscilla Sieckman
11 years ago

Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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Dustin howell
11 years ago

Let us keep our flag it's our heritage!!!!

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Maurice
11 years ago

I agree with u

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Dewayne pointer
11 years ago

Free him now what happen to america

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Dewayne pointer
11 years ago

Free him now what happen to america