It’s been a bad year for the Confederate flag. The U.S Capitol removed flags featuring the confederate battle emblem from its grounds and the flag itself has been removed from state buildings and public lands across the south. The flag’s reputation has taken such a downward turn that the Department of Justice has now decided that the brandishing the banner is a symbol of hate.
The confederate flag has taken many forms throughout our country’s history, but most people recognize the “southern cross” hat flew alongside Robert E. Lee’s North Virginia Army as the premier flag of the confederacy.
In modern times, the flag has been flown to represent southern pride, state’s rights, and, sometimes, white supremacy. But this year, the flag has a become a symbol for only the latter.
It’s no longer become acceptable to display the flag for any reason other than racism, and doing so can’t get you in trouble with the law.
See how one man’s display of the flag got him charged with a hate crime on the next page:
I say your a symbol of hate
A white person would never do that. Thet dont see the flag through racist eyes.
She is out of here.
Not any longer bitch
No Lady, u are the symbol of it.
We are going to take our flag and fly it proud.I am not a racist, I have diversity in my family and am very proud of them.and yes they are black. I don’t care about color all I know is if you are white and you do something stupid like hurt or kill someone and you have a Confederate flag on then you are just a stupid white person who in my opinion doesn’t need to be breathing anymore. Furthermore, anyone of any race that does the same stupid things that I mentioned in my opinion doesn’t need to be breathing anymore.
IT`S JUST HISTORY
dumb asses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ignant
STOP destroying my Country, I agree with Todd Mcdonough leave my country and my history.