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I have been amazed at the furor over the flying of the Confederate battle flag. I personally have always viewed this symbol as of southern heritage and history.....never as a symbol of racism.

Some have claimed it somehow represents an anti-American mindset that favors succession and break-up of the union. This I can see......and find to be a positive thing.

It seems quite odd that so many are upset about flying a traditional, historical flag is wrong......while at the same time the Government is seriously considering placing the image of Harriet Tubman on U.S. money.

Tubman's claim to fame is that she entered another country to steal livestock and smuggle it back to the United States. It's OK to honor a criminal, but not to fly a historical flag???

Yankee through and through here, but here's my thoughts on this. A LOT of very brave men died for that flag. If their sons and daughters, many generations removed, want to fly that flag, so be it. It's a sad, sad day when we can't honor the sacrifices of others. Let the battle flag fly with honor.

Yes it is!

The Confederate flag is a symbol of challenging the authority of the state.

As the Federal government assumes more and more authority, it has to eradicate anything that represents a challenge to the state.

People do not know the history of it nor the facts of the civil war.sad for sure let it fly.

The only history zero knows is what he makes up on the spot.

But this is cool...

I now see them all up and down I-81 in Southwest Virginia. One farm has a giant one flying. Has to be at least a 30 footer.

That flag is all about tyranny boys. Too bad current day rednecks give it a bad image.

Other than the Capitol lawn you really do not see all that many in South Carolina. Heck I've more in PA and Ohio than anywhere else.

Yep. I see the Meskin flag flying all over TX. And It's a crying shame!
I personally don't see the Confederate Flag as Racist.
I see it as a reminder of my Southern Heritage, and as a tribute to my ancestors who fought and died in the war of Northern Aggression!

I don't GAF what it represents.

It should be viewed the same as the Nazi flag in Germany and be outlawed. Save your flames - I have no intentions of responding to your taunts.

YEAH! First Amendment be damned.

This ain't Germany.

Yet.

It's nothing more than a full frontal attack on the Constitution.

Any amendment the Furor doesn't like... Such as the 1st, 2nd, 4th for starters. They will get around to violating the other ones that aren't on their radar as strongly in the future.

The ones after our rights are testing the waters now to determine the amount of resistance they will have, and weighing the options of whether it is the right time to proceed or not..

I'm another Yankee, but like gophergunner, I'm all for remembering and honoring those who fought and died for something they believed in. Let it proudly fly for those who wish to do so, and Obama's make-believe government be damned.
yooper

Nope. We even let the damned Nazis march if they want to.

Yeah,...well,...maybe,..maybe not.

But all of those Mexicans that your hero "Obama" is flowing into the country are eventually going to send you to Haiti to find relief.

So get practiced up on Santa Maria and biting the heads off of chickens.

PREZACTLY !

And what's next? Burning Books ?

I think the first thing someone should understand about that flag is that it wasn't about "slavery". Nor was that the only flag of the Confederacy by any means. It never stood for half of what uneducated fart knockers think it stands for.

The whole war between the states wasn't fought over slavery either.

Whole lot of folks need to come down off their self placed pedestal and realize that perhaps the war wasn't about owning slaves or anyone else.