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Below are examples of "hate" flags. I can guaranty you that the US government would not go bonkers if anyone flew any one of these flags. The Confederate Flag, on the other hand, is a part of our history. It did not symbolize "hate" in any way, shape or form. Hate did not bring about the Civil War, 154 years ago.
The progressive politically correct liberals have re-written history to convince everyone that it is not about one crazy man who entered a church and wiped out 9 black people but rather it is about anyone who embraces this flag, Confederate War hero or not. They contend that a big part of our history must be wiped out.
Those in Columbia, South Carolina went nuts today when the Confederate Flag, part of history, was lowered to be mothballed. However, South Carolina had a good reason to lower this flag as it was raised originally at their capitol because of their legislatures' objection to civil rights some 53 years ago. No one really remembers today, 5 decades later, that they used the flag as a symbol of their hatred when that was NOT what this flag signified during the Civil War. And it proves the point that one man can make a difference, even if he is totally crazy.
As a friend wrote to me--"The Confederate flag may bring to mind a difficult past, but it did not cause slavery issues (it has been abused by radical groups such as the KKK), but it represented a whole lot more that many, both white and black, died for in the Civil War - my great grandfather was one of those casualties. It is the violation of rights and the ability to sustain our freedoms that concerns me the most. No one should be able to say we can not purchase a flag or eat a fatty sandwich at McDonald's - it's wrong!! And now they are wanting to say you can't display the flag in cemeteries of our fallen civil war veterans - where does this nonsense end????"
HATE FLAGS (a few)
