The real racists show their true colors every time they open their fat mouths.

I didn't say the Confederate flag meant anything to me. I'm not technically a southerner. I don't have anything invested into the flag. What I do know is that most of those who fly the flag aren't racist. You think they are. The history of the flag is much more than just pro slavery, so blanket statements about those who fly it are nothing but race baiting at best, racist at worst.

"All rioters should be punished, and nobody who I would take seriously says otherwise."

Then you might want to take a look around you at your party and individuals who are infesting this site right now. They seem to think otherwise.

"So not you in particular, but anyone choosing to fly that flag is choosing to take that on. It's the same way that someone burning the American flag can say they don't hate America and it's symbolic - nobody is listening at that point. They might as well be wearing KKK robes and saying that they aren't about race."

KKK robes and the Confederate flag are completely different and shouldn't even be compared. Where KKK robes represent actual hate and murder and true racism, the Confederate flag has many different meanings and many different symbolic ideals. The KKK robe represents one thing and one thing only. So comparing the two is ignorant.

"So people have the right to fly whatever flag tickles their fancy, but when they fly a flag to tell people what they stand for, they shouldn't get mad that assumptions are made."

Assumptions are made because people are uneducated and don't bother learning anything about the topic they're screaming about.

So what does the traitors flag represent other than States rights (to keep slaves)?

States Rights protected from an over-reaching centralized Federal government. As I've stated countless times.

Too bad you're not "Informed_Dragon". Wonder what he'd be like, probably would own guns and take no-shit from corrupt governments. Too bad.

What does the Confederate flag mean?
In general and to you.

I see you enjoy lumping groups together that have no business being together.

Sounds like generalization.

Way to be objective cityboy