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:
This will be the knocked down, this is an historic flag.
SOON TO BE FLUSHED
Racist scum
GO ON BACK TO IRAN, YOUR TIME IS UP..
Lynch is a symbol of hate!
Lynch has been part and parcel of this criminal regime. Prison for Lynch.
Say what you want$#%&!@* your days are numbered.
Trump will make our Country Great Again! Hopefully our flags will fly once again! The hate mongering flags need to be drained with the swamp!
She’s fired, and hopefully indicted
But Let’s BLM Flags At Our Schools? This$#%&!@*Will End now!