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I'd imagine that the Confederate flag to a black person would be like a Jew seeing a Nazi flag. I sure wouldn't feel comfortable at events with the Nazi flag flying.

Why does the Confederate flag still have a place in today's society other than on statues or in museums?

CountValentine · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:52:51 PM »

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/media/gone-with-the-wind-hbo-max/index.html

yaakov35 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:53:30 PM »

Quote from: Dan on June 10, 2020, 10:48:54 PM

I'd imagine that the Confederate flag to a black person would be like a Jew seeing a Nazi flag. I sure wouldn't feel comfortable at events with the Nazi flag flying.

Why does the Confederate flag still have a place in today's society other than on statues or in museums?

Terrible comparison. In any case Southerners are very proud of their heritage.

Dan · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:55:54 PM »

Quote from: yaakov35 on June 10, 2020, 10:53:30 PM

Terrible comparison. In any case Southerners are very proud of their heritage.

Enlighten me?
Heritage of slavery? Isn't that why the confederacy was born and eliminated? Plenty of great heritage in the south, but why does the Confederate flag represent it?

mmgfarb · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:56:09 PM »

Quote from: mmgfarb on June 10, 2020, 10:32:24 PM

Thank you @Dan

CountValentine · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:57:22 PM »

Quote from: yaakov35 on June 10, 2020, 10:53:30 PM

Terrible comparison. In any case Southerners are very proud of their heritage.

Many southerners say that. How did the flag come about?

CountValentine · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:58:07 PM »

Quote from: mmgfarb on June 10, 2020, 10:56:09 PM

Thank you @Dan

What did I miss?

CountValentine · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2020, 11:04:04 PM »

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/christopher-columbus-statues-torn-down-drenched-in-paint-defaced-in-cities-across-country/ar-BB15jBDs?ocid=spartanntp

yaakov35 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2020, 11:04:26 PM »

Quote from: Dan on June 10, 2020, 10:55:54 PM

Enlighten me?
Heritage of slavery? Isn't that why the confederacy was born and eliminated? Plenty of great heritage in the south, but why does the Confederate flag represent it?

Erm no. They were pro states doing what they want. Flag was born to represent the southern trying to keep their freedom from the northern aggression. Part of the south was pro slavery and therefore people say that it was it represents and it racist. But its just m ajor revisionist history. And now in the south it represents a southern way of life and not having a way of life forced on you. And Kind of what's happening now.... thats probably why people are so against.

aygart · « **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2020, 11:05:26 PM »

Since when do you guys condone participation trophies?

aygart · « **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2020, 11:06:49 PM »

Quote from: yaakov35 on June 10, 2020, 11:04:26 PM

Erm no. They were pro states doing what they want. Flag was born to represent the southern trying to keep their freedom from the northern aggression. Part of the south was pro slavery and therefore thats what they say it represents and it racist. But its major revisionist history. And now in the south it represents a southern way of life and not having a way of life forced on you. And Kind of what's happening now.... thats probably why people are so against.

The northern aggression that they actual won an election. The nerve.