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Does the Confederate Flag offend you?

Marie/M2M2K™-#1ConservativeGuru 2009/08/04 12:34:30
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First I want to give my take on this question so that readers will know where I'm coming from. None of us alive today were ever slaves. None of us alive have ever owned a slave. No one in my ancestry owned slaves. I love the south. It's where I was born and raised, and the Confederate Flag has been exposed to me all my life. My display of the Confederate Flag on my newest avatar is not meant to be an insult or to offend. I do not support hate groups like the KKK. Instead this flag to me represents the heritage of this country, specifically the south where I grew up. When I see the flag it makes me proud of how far our country has come in regards to civil rights. It reminds me that we all have inalienable rights. My display is not support for abolishing civil rights. It is a display that never lets me forget and to thank all those before us who fought to make sure we are ALL free and equal. This country has a lot of history - both good and bad.


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  • budd2007 2009/08/04 13:46:15 (edited)
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
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    it does not stand for slavery. It is a symbol of a group which did not want Washington to tell them how to run their lives. (could use a little of that today). If the Confederate flag offends a person, then the Democratic party also offends them since it was the party of slavery.
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  • Dboy69 2012/10/23 04:37:19
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Dboy69
    It's just southern culture.. They love the flag because it represents the south not racism
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  • mivic 2012/05/12 11:54:15
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    mivic
    I actually learned some history
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  • germansouthern 2012/05/10 06:25:49
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    germansouthern
    I get weird looks because I have it displayed on my leg ( I leave in California). Born in Germany and raised in North Carolina, so for me its part of my hertiage. I see black people walking around with thier flags in the shape of Africa. That seems to be ok but look up the leader in current slavery and who was selling thier own people in the first place. I don't dislike anyone because of the color they are. I don't like people for the way they are and the way they act. I don't see any white people making black people do everything for them. Oh wait a black guy waited on me at Jamba Juice today and made my drink. So I guess thats slavery to.
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  • SteveMarine- JLA 2012/02/13 04:42:55 (edited)
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    SteveMarine- JLA
    No... It's a part of my heritage. And any one that it does offend can kiss my rebel ass. Ohh and this past Martin Luther king day....Me and 5 friends got together...and flew rebel flags on our pick up trucks...Ohh and 3 of them are black guys... That are proud of their southern heritage. The rebel flag does not stand for slavery...and I do not approve of racism or hate groups...like the kkk of the naacp or black panthers.... The rebel flag was a battle flag carried into battle by brave men standing for their beliefs and for their homes and farms... Against a government that wanted to tell them how to live...very much like our current government.... if the south would have won? Humm..
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  • Commrade#371 2012/02/13 01:31:20
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Commrade#371
    Not at all. Infact I think that the country would be better off had the confederates won. Slavery would still have been made illegal just at a later date. Cival Rights would still be established, just at a later date. But we would all have more individual freedom.
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  • 16 2012/02/12 22:21:46
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    16
    I am an African American. I live in the south (came from California). Alabama specifically. Before I came here I thought it was going to be nothing but a bunch of racist hicks, dirt roads, and farms and I think that's a misconseption a lot of people get about this south. A lot of my neighbors are white with confederate flags and I've been in a lot of their houses and had the BEST food ever. Honestly some of the nicest people I have ever met.
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  • Jerry (Iron Priest)☮ R ☮ P ... 2012/02/12 22:15:01
    Yes, the Confederate Flag offends me because...
    Jerry (Iron Priest)☮ R ☮ P ☮ 201
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    It symbolizes slavery. It has anti-black written all over it in the blood of the soldiers and slaves who died in the civil war. If someone were to stand up for the Nazi swastika and present the very same argument, what would you say to that? German pride? It hurts black people to see that flag just as it hurts a Jewish person to see a swastika. I think that this is the first time we have ever disagreed on anything.
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  • Amy And... Jerry (... 2012/04/16 17:13:48
    Amy Anderson
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    Jerry- the swastika, like the confederate flag is yet another symbol that has been used and abused by hate mongers. However, the swastika was a sacred symbol in India LONG before it was used for Nazi propaganda. History is both good and bad in this world, do not be someone who gives in to ignorance created by the hate groups we all wish never existed. The flag represents different things to different people, I'm sorry you've let it be a symbol of hate in your life when it is anything but that originally. AND the KKK used to fly american flags as well, the media has long abused the confederate flag symbol.
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  • Jerry (... Amy And... 2012/04/16 21:44:31
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    How do you think black people feel when they see somebody displaying the Confederate flag? How do you thing Jewish people feel when they see a swastika? There is no excuse for it. All it does is hurt people.
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  • Marie/M... Jerry (... 2012/04/17 20:25:00
    Marie/M2M2K™-#1ConservativeGuru
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    Jerry, that's a sock that's getting ready to be reported.
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  • Jerry (... Marie/M... 2012/04/17 22:24:18
    Jerry (Iron Priest)☮ R ☮ P ☮ 201
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    That's the first time I've ever seen someone stick up for the swastika.
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  • Marie/M... Jerry (... 2012/04/18 03:18:30
    Marie/M2M2K™-#1ConservativeGuru
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    Who is sticking up for the swastika Jerry? I merely hate to see a sock come to one of my two year old polls and try to get one over on someone.
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  • Jerry (... Marie/M... 2012/04/18 03:53:13
    Jerry (Iron Priest)☮ R ☮ P ☮ 201
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    Not you. the sock. I don't get it.
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  • Marie/M... Jerry (... 2012/04/18 04:36:21
    Marie/M2M2K™-#1ConservativeGuru
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    LOL! I get what you're saying but honestly? The sock was right that the swastika was actually not a bad thing until the Nazis got hold of it. Same as the way the rebel flag was really really put in an even worse light with the KKK.
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  • Marie/M... Jerry (... 2012/04/18 04:37:31
    Marie/M2M2K™-#1ConservativeGuru
    BTW, I'm not defending the swastika. Just saying it was not always a bad symbol.
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  • germans... Jerry (... 2012/05/10 06:36:12
    germansouthern
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    The flag don't hurt people the dumbass people hurt people. It's the lack of education and awarness of what they stand for. I'm german and I have Nazi flags, uniforms and many other items that came from my family fighting there. I also
    have american items from my family that fought there. So I teach my kids about what they both stood for that doesn't mean I hate everyone. It just shows the lack of education that people have and the unwilliness to learn.
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  • Pet Rock Whisperer 2012/02/12 22:04:55
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Pet Rock Whisperer
    It holds no importance to me one way or another. I see it as a symbol of southern pride more than anything else. And that's okay with me.
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  • Curmudgeon 2012/02/12 22:02:43
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Curmudgeon
    It's a flag, the symbolism behind it has no effect on me as not everyone that has the flag on their house/truck is a racist bigot.
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  • Joanie 2012/02/12 22:00:03
    Yes, the Confederate Flag offends me because...
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    To me, it is a symbol of racism, people who believe in white supremacy, etc.
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  • michaeld Joanie 2012/04/18 02:17:51
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    Bet you didnt know that some freed black people ownes slaves then too.
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  • Joanie michaeld 2012/04/18 14:59:43
    Joanie
    So what?
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  • 2011/12/09 01:33:58
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
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    you would have to be an ignorant fool to take offense to such a symbol. those comparing it to the nazi swastika need a history lesson
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  • Seagram.Kalhoun 2011/11/07 03:22:20
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Seagram.Kalhoun
    my family died for it freely...its heritage....
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  • ANGELGURL2479 2011/10/24 22:25:36
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    ANGELGURL2479
    it doesnt ...ppl dont realize its not bout slavery ....that is what makes me upset!!
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  • john 2011/09/21 02:44:35 (edited)
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
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    ShareShare it doesn't stand for slavery. what ticks me off the most is when people who have a disgusting level of ignorance and who haven't learned a thing about the cause of the secession say that the flag stands for hatred towards blacks. when it really stands for the secession of the south. what also irritates me is the pic online with the confederate flag next to the nazi flag and the subtitle "whats the difference?". the nazi symbol stands for dictatorship and the csa flag stands for how the south was defending states rights. thats the difference!!!
    ShareShareconfederate flag it doesn't stand for slavery. what ticks me off the most is when people who have a disgusting level of ignorance and who haven't learned a thing about the cause of the secession say that the flag stands for hatred towards blacks. when it really stands for the secession of the south. what also irritates me is the pic online with the confederate flag next to the nazi flag and the subtitle "whats the difference?". the nazi symbol stands for dictatorship and the csa flag stands for how the south was defending states rights. thats the difference!!!
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  • Charlie Cole 2011/09/05 21:38:14
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Charlie Cole
    it does not stand for slavery. It is a symbol of a group which did not want Washington to tell them how to run their lives. (could use a little of that today). If the Confederate flag offends a person, then the Democratic party also offends them since it was the party of slavery!
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  • Annie~Pro American~Pro Israel 2011/06/05 06:45:21 (edited)
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Annie~Pro American~Pro Israel
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    The Confederate flag is admired by Southerners throughout the south, by blacks, whites and hispanics, alike.

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  • jonnyrttn POTL~PWCM~JLA 2011/06/05 03:38:04 (edited)
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    jonnyrttn POTL~PWCM~JLA
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    In fact I love it! love Southern pride
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  • Freddoug 2011/04/22 23:27:10
    Yes, the Confederate Flag offends me because...
    Freddoug
    YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! it does, I am a Black American and i am offended because the the South seceded because they wanted to continue SLAVERY, (i've read all the declarations of secesion and there is not ONE reference to "states rights" ANYWHERE read for your self, its because of slavery.) now that ive got that off my chest, the south fought for the continuation of slavery and that HORRIBLE flag is the flag they wove in battle to destroy the United States and freedom. Yeah it displays Southern pride, but also U.S. HATE and murder, racism, bigotry, slavery. Southern pride should not cost the union. and to those of you who keep talking about blacks in the confederate army, yes they where, but they were garunteed freedom after, not because they were "proud Southerners", heck, I would join the rebel army if i could be free. I dont beleive the flag should be erased from history because its essential that we know what happened, but we MUST know the flag is not positive at all, it opens up old wounds of the fight over slavery and preserving the union. MURDEROUS REBELS
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  • Ryan Freddoug 2011/05/10 17:58:06
    Ryan
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    Let's not forget that Lincoln was also elected to office while he was not featured once on several presidential ballots in the southern part of the United States. You should also do your research a bit more carefully, in almost all of the declarations of secessions the states that are seceding explain that they feel the government has violated the constitution. The Fugitive-Slave Act of 1850 stated... "No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up, on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due."
    The northern half of the United States along with the government was not holding up their end of this compact. They were angry that no one would take action and therefore did not want to be a part of the United States any longer. The United States government, in the south's eyes, had failed to complete the tasks for that they were established and the South then formed the Confederacy. (I do not support the institution of slavery or anything of the such, i support the South and their position on wanting to leave the Union).
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  • trevor ... Freddoug 2011/05/15 19:44:14 (edited)
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    I disagree, if the confederate flag "opens up old wounds" then why do we have the old union flag as our American flag? I am a White American and i think you are an idiot. The south simply wanted to succeed from the north, as was their right. And i am confused on the "Murderous Rebels" comment, what the heck do you mean? Are you saying the Union did not kill people as well? I live in the south and i hang the rebel flag in my room and where it on my shirt all. And guess what, i have black friends at school. Please don't write about things you don't understand.
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  • Sure Yeah trevor ... 2011/06/25 11:14:19
    Sure Yeah
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    I could very rightfully refer to those MURDEROUS YANKEES, a very large swath of my state was burned by Sherman [if this had been done by a Southern General invading the North he would have been hung for war crimes]. I can also state with certainty that one of my ancestors was denied the right to enter Savannah through union lines to see her dying husband after traveling approx 200 miles by foot and wagon... now, when those of you that dislike the Confederate flag get over your hatred of my heritage I'll get over what was done to my ancestors when they tried to be free of an oppressive tyrannical government.
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  • Crazyman Freddoug 2011/06/10 03:28:54
    Crazyman
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    Well, we can chew on this for a minute then too. There is BET (Black Entertainment Television) so where is WET (White Entertainment Television)? There is Miss Black America, what about Miss White America? The United Negro College Fund, or the NAACP or even Black History Month and where are the white versions of these? Not that I'm trying to start an argument, but the question I have for people to chew on is, who is being racist now?
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  • Brian Bush Freddoug 2011/07/02 13:30:16
    Brian Bush
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    then you are a moron,and no you haven't read any of those(or just chose to read or remember what you wanted to),because i have and am a serious history,especially civil war buff,north and south...and that flag stands for us southerners heritage...and it was over state rights...sorry,but you are crazy if you think that brother would have killed brother,father kill son,or vice versa,and people would have left there homes to fight in a war over whether or not some blacks could be free or not...only an idiot and a moron would think that...it's just black peoples way of keeping racism alive...reverse racism...get over it...you were not ever a slave,neither was your parents,grand parents,nor your great grand parents...native americans have more beef and you don't see them crying all the time...the flag is beautiful,it stands for heritage,and if you don't want to look at it,move up north or walk on...simple as that!!!!!!
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  • Ethan 2011/02/02 09:30:36
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Ethan
    the confederacy wasnt just about slavery, slavery is just the issue that pushed to far. the civil war was an issue of states rights. you have to remember that the confederacy was during the civil war what America was during the revolution. also, the union wasnt slave free either and not everyone in the south was a slave owner
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  • Nick 2010/12/28 00:44:46
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Nick
    No flag is inhernetly offensive. The "Southern Cross" is an excellent example of vexillography. It is unlike any other flag in its details, it is distinctive and recognizable from a distance.

    When it is used to symbolize regional or family heritage it is fine. When used by hate-mongers against any people or causes, it is repulsive. What we need to remember is the early 20th century resurgance of the KKK with white robes and hoods marching in the streets of America. They flew the flag of the United States, not Confederate flags. And the US flag flew over a nation that supported slavery for 85 years. The flags of the CSA flew for less than 4 years.

    Now, during our national commemoration of the 150th anniversray of the Civil War we should use the flags of the CSA as learning tools, not ban them because some people are offended by them.
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  • SamFreas 2010/12/02 06:21:41
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    SamFreas
    nope it is what it is its, the flag of a great and honorable cause fought by men who believed in what they died for its not goin anywhere why dont we just leave it alone for awhile and focus on abolishing BTV?
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  • Vulcan 2010/09/24 15:04:45
    No, the Confederate Flag does not offend me because...
    Vulcan
    The confederate flag is a part of history and to deny it is to deny history. So in that context it is perfectly fine. Leave it on monuments and engravings and in books and such where it serves to educate and show people of a time past. But it should no longer be flown. It is the flag of a foreign country, The Confederate States of America, that no longer exists. It represents a decision to quit, leave and fight to the death and total destruction of a land rather than work within the system to change things within The United States of America. It represents the very worst of what happens when a country cannot work out their differences. For those who believe it is a state's proper flag to fly in rebellion and defiance of central authority - you are wrong. It is not a U.S. flag and is anti-U.S. As anti-U.S. as the Iranian flag or the North Korean flag. Instead I would suggest you fly the Gadsden Flag (don't tread on me). The Gadsden flag is a flag of defiance that represents the whole country. Not just southerners. It has always been a flag of The United States of America, representing any and all Americans standing against tyranny. You southerners are not the only ones who value state's rights and by flying the flag of the Confederate States of America you are pro...
    The confederate flag is a part of history and to deny it is to deny history. So in that context it is perfectly fine. Leave it on monuments and engravings and in books and such where it serves to educate and show people of a time past. But it should no longer be flown. It is the flag of a foreign country, The Confederate States of America, that no longer exists. It represents a decision to quit, leave and fight to the death and total destruction of a land rather than work within the system to change things within The United States of America. It represents the very worst of what happens when a country cannot work out their differences. For those who believe it is a state's proper flag to fly in rebellion and defiance of central authority - you are wrong. It is not a U.S. flag and is anti-U.S. As anti-U.S. as the Iranian flag or the North Korean flag. Instead I would suggest you fly the Gadsden Flag (don't tread on me). The Gadsden flag is a flag of defiance that represents the whole country. Not just southerners. It has always been a flag of The United States of America, representing any and all Americans standing against tyranny. You southerners are not the only ones who value state's rights and by flying the flag of the Confederate States of America you are proudly stating you stand for geographical segregation and the downfall of the United States of America and of course insult the ancestors of those who fought, suffered and died to preserve The United States of America. Does that really make you proud?
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