Hogwash. This idiot needs to learn his history before pontificating. The Confederate Battle Flag can symbolize anything people want it to, but in the end, it was just what its name implies: a battle flag.
The beliefs of the soldiers that fought under it probably varied as much as their clothes, their appearance, and their histories. Yes, some were racist. But some fought out of a sense of honor and duty, and the belief that their state's sovereignty was more important than a tyrannical federal Union.
The problem doesn't lie with the flag. It lies with those people who see only "racist" when they see that symbol.
A lot of common sense coming from IronJack, right there. Common sense makes everything so easy.
I am from the Midwest. My state was divided. I see the confederate flag as a symbol of freedom, a call to escape from the tyranny of a centralized government monster that daily grows to oppress those that want to be left alone to live their own lives.
What value has preserving the union had? It was a political construct that led to brother killing brother, Americans killing Americans. Political constructs, pieces of paper, are they really worth more than human lives?
I have a front licence plate that has an American Flag and a Confederate Battle Flag together. I’ m thinking of removing it from my truck and hanging it up in my garage.
I’m concerned that I am making myself and family a target of some wacho.
This is a sad day for our Country.
“The problem doesn’t lie with the flag.”
Absolutely.
IMHO