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For an explanation of why the Confederate flag and the American flag are fundamentally oppositional, see: History

For an explanation of why you're wrong, ask one.

Go ahead, the floor’s yours

for one thing, the north & south emerged as union.
there were MANY "confederate flags" and the current US Flag is very much like the CSA Flag, for a reason. It's part of our history.
it's a symbol of brotherhood.
I understand that it's been misused but it's also been used for good.

the last time the Southern Cross Flag was used was in the Civil War to discern friend from foe, and I use it for that & unity.

here in the South, we don't acknowledge the barriers trying to be forced on us.
You don't know us, just pretend to.

I grew up in the South, so you're out of your depth on that accusation.

Though I had at least one relative who died fighting for the South (which I'm not proud of), I do not consider the rebel flag a part of my heritage. The American flag is good enough for me.

I consider the Rebel flag instead to be a symbol of both hate and silliness and I cringe whenever I see it. This treasonous, pro-slavery movement convulsed our country in a Civil War for 4 years. It's nothing to be celebrated, any more than we'd celebrate a bad one-term President from 150 years ago.

On the other hand, the pro-human rights Constitutional Amendments that *followed* the Civil War are certainly to be celebrated, and that is the pro-freedom course our United States have followed ever since, in spite of those who have tried to hold our country back (such as the shameful architects of the Jim Crow period).

Lost-cause pro-Confederate revisionism provided the justification for Jim Crow, the KKK, casual racism, the Jan. 6 riot, and all sorts of other evils. The faster we get away from it, the better.

Rosa Parks is a hero, not a traitor. They put her in jail for political reasons.

The People didn't start the civil war. Politicians did, on behalf of the elites. It's happening again and that's why uniting is important. We're not enemies of each other.

How can anyone in this country be "proud" of what happened??? absurd

BTW, I'm about 1/4 black. My neighbors are black, I have black family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbpAQ4qzkqY

There was no accusation but I'm ok with that, you choose hate. Not me.
Lincoln made two quotes:
I'll stop slavery to prevent war.
I'll keep slavery to prevent war.
Nobody was innocent and Delaware was the last to stop it completely.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/black-woman-defends-confederate-flag-in-documentary/2015/06/30/0144cb10-1f5b-11e5-a135-935065bc30d0_video.html

The Civil War actually started in the US Capitol, with a fist fight. THEY divided the people, just like they're doing now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsxmyL7TUJg