[CobaltBlue]

The Confederate flag was, and is, flown defiantly by those who opposed, and continue to oppose, the abolition of slavery, and the full integration of blacks into Southern society. That's why people associate it with slavery.

It's like Germans wanting to keep flying the Nazi flag, or Japanese wanting to keep flying the rising sun flag. Their intentions may be innocent and purely historical, but they should not be surprised if their intentions are misunderstood.

[U S Army EOD]

What flag to the Japs fly now?

[Gianni]

The Nazi flag is a poor analogy on many levels, but certainly it was a political flag. Their equivalent to the battle flag (iirc) was the Iron Cross, which is still in use today by the German military.

I'm not as familiar with the Japanese.

[Rebelbase]

"The Confederate flag was, and is, flown defiantly by those who opposed, and continue to oppose, the abolition of slavery, and the full integration of blacks into Southern society. That's why people associate it with slavery."

Simply amazing. I had no idea that racism did not exist above the Mason-Dixon line, and that there have never been any race riots in the North.