[Robert A Cook PE]

Why wouldn't they use the ACTUAL GA STATE flag used before that thing invented in 1956?

Using a deliberately Confederate "national" flag is stupid. It AIN'T the confederate flag, it's a STATE flag.

[Polybius]

Why wouldn't they use the ACTUAL GA STATE flag used before that thing invented in 1956? Using a deliberately Confederate "national" flag is stupid. It AIN'T the confederate flag, it's a STATE flag.

The Georgia State Flag used prior to 1956 was also based on the Stars and Bars.

The Stars and Bars was the political symbol of the Confederacy. When you think about it dispassionately, replacing a political symbol for a military symbol should have made the post 1956 flag less politically charged.

However, with public education being what it is nowadays, most people wouldn't be able to recognize the Stars and Bars any more than graduating high school seniors can now point out where Vietnam is on a map.

Georgia State Flag (c. 1920-1956)