My ancestors fought and died fighting against that flag, so I guess it is a negative for me.
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My ancestors fought and died fighting against that flag, so I guess it is a negative for me.
i might accept flying your old nations flag UNDER the american flag. like the way states have to fly their flags. but like i said, you came here for a reason. fine. be proud of your old country, but try being proud of being what you are now, an American.
Here's the deal; weather or not the "Confederate Flag" we're looking at is a newer design or not is not the point. It's simply a continuation of the older models & that includes what they stood for. IF the South had won the civil war we'd still have slavery, weather it be in the North or South. The Confederate States lost & the blacks were freed, thank God! I view that flag the same as I view the Nazi Flag with it's big, black Swastika. In this country you are free to fly either one, just don't expect me to fall all over myself supporting them. As a matter of fact, keep both of them off my property if you don't want hostilities to start up again! I don't care if some people who fly that flag say they don't believe it ever supported racism, it most certainly did & trying to change that now is silly. Perhaps the majority of Confederate soldiers fought for different reasons other than keeping slavery intact, the point is that people like Vice President Calhoun, prior to the Civil War, were "Pro-Slavery"(watch the Steven Spielberg film: "Amistad".) & that flag, or it's earlier versions became it's emblem. Today we have the American Flag for our country &, like Smokeless Fire posted, if you fly it, keep it under "Old Glory", that's where
it belongs! The issue of slavery itself is a stain on America's history, and our nation is rightfully embarrassed about it; so they attempt to "downplay" it. Unfortunately it took many years of struggle for black folks to gain the same rights as any other American even after the Civil War, a lot of it in the south, but also in the U.S. Military itself as well as other Government agencies That is so sad. :cool:
My personal opinion is we are beating a dead horse. We all know what opinions are like and I have read some that apply. This is a good place to kill this thread before somebody gets hot under the collar. You can always PM me if you don't agree, the door is open.
Yep, Pop's right again. People are gonna keep on doing what they're gonna do.
heck you could be eather or both how are we to know unless someone on here knows you personallyQuote:
Originally Posted by ryaninmichigan
I agree. I've thought about closing this thread before now because, frankly, it's rather useless. Closed!