Reply #85: What bothers me about them

[Zomby Woof]

Is that they get the meaning of the flag less than the haters of them do. THAT is where the real damage occurs.

It was hijacked by the KKK years ago, so I can see why people are repulsed by it. But the KKK doesn't own it, so fuck them.

But...

For those who fly it based on its original intent (it was the battle flag of The Army of Northern Virginia, not the national flag - so it was used as a symbol of unity and pride for going their own way), or historical recreation, I can understand it.

That, and it is just a symbol. I am more concerned about the ACTIONS of the flag flyers than the symbolism they get caught up in. You too, allow yourself to get caught up in it if you let your hatred take over.

Besides, slavery was justified by our revered Constitution for MANY years, and slavery/Jim Crow was condoned by the very stars and stripes we get all creamy in our pants about every time it goes up a pole. Where's the angst over that?

Let 'em fly it. It's supposed to be a free country.

Recommended reading: "Confederates In The Attic", by Tony Horwitz