Yeah, the Klan used the CSA battle flag. So did the Dukes of Hazzard.
Whatever you think of putting it in the capitol, liberals think you can absolve yourself of bad history by simply keeping it out of sight.
At the samet time, liberals reserve the right to self-flaggelate about American history at any time in the name of white guilt.
Let me play devil’s advocate —
The Nazi flag stood for strong national identity, the end to double-digit PER DAY inflation, insurrections in the streets, and a very proud moment in time for many Germans.
Therefore, no one should mind if the Nazi flag flies over the odd courthouse, or in the legislative chambers, right?
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Sadly, the idea of a Confederacy unified under one flag was the very idea most of them went to war over. Most of them thought themselves “Virginians” or “Texans” but not “Confederates”. The “Confederate battle flag” was more a necessity of the fog of war (as were the common uniforms) than a statement of ideals or national identity.
It's all about perspective. Our nation's flag represents all of these things to someone at some time. Certainly when the colonists banded together to forge a new nation it was treason against the Crown.
The answer to the "flag" controversy is not to be found in what the flag "means" to someone else, it is whether it is a formally recognized modern flag by the state. History belongs in museums.
And while there are episodes of racial injustices in America (including segregation, slavery, medical experimentation, and forced relocation) they are recognized as wrongs today and reforms have occurred. I do not agree with the above statement that these wrongs are inextricably woven into the fabric of America (although some will carry an endless beef against America over them).
Which flag did the slave ships fly off the coast of africa? Hint: Had stars and stripes.
In another generation or two with the current education curricula most won’t know what that flag was. Even now if I were to fly the 1st National most folks in my ethnicly diverse neigborhood would think it was the Betsy Ross flag and the Missouri Confederate flag would be seen as denoting some pious or religious view.
one wonders if the PC-leftists would ban it as well.
the more i learn about politicians, the better i like slugs & snakes.
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