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BADSEED · 05-18-2006, 11:27 AM

I was just curious about what the general consenses is about the Rebel Flag. I mean, it did represent the south before the Civil War, so why are people given so much shit about it now. It doesn't represent slavery, people just automatically think if you have anything with a rebel flag on it it represents slavery and hate. "Heritage not Hate" or "Pride not Predudice" along with it, are these sayings wrong?
What if you had ancestors that pretty much had no choice than to fight in the civil war for the south and ended up dying or maybe more than one of your ancestors. I know at some of my family members funerals their caskets were covered with original rebel flags from the war because they were veterans of the civil war, is this wrong?
I just wanted to everyone's opinion on this issue.

05-18-2006, 11:27 AM	#1
BADSEED Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 215	The Rebel Flag I was just curious about what the general consenses is about the Rebel Flag. I mean, it did represent the south before the Civil War, so why are people given so much shit about it now. It doesn't represent slavery, people just automatically think if you have anything with a rebel flag on it it represents slavery and hate. "Heritage not Hate" or "Pride not Predudice" along with it, are these sayings wrong? What if you had ancestors that pretty much had no choice than to fight in the civil war for the south and ended up dying or maybe more than one of your ancestors. I know at some of my family members funerals their caskets were covered with original rebel flags from the war because they were veterans of the civil war, is this wrong? I just wanted to everyone's opinion on this issue.