Symbol Flag

Friday January 18, 2008 - 2:02AM EDT

The Conferderate Flag is often cited as a symbol representing slavery in the United States past. This is often the reason people dislike the flag. But anyone hardly ever mentions in the same conversation that it is also the symbol of a group of rogue states that tried to rip the country apart. Which was the main reason at the time for the Civil War to be fought. It almost seems odd that you could support the Confederate flag and support the United States of America at the same time.  How do you support the symbol of a group whose purpose for existence was to split the US in two. Supporters often cite tradition or proud heritage. But that kind of stuff is tertiary and there are plenty of other symbols of that that can be used. The Confederate Flag is rooted in hate and the implicit destruction of the United States. Any kind of state support of such a symbol is pure insanity. Do you think Germany allows government buildings to display swastikas?

In another odd twist. I loved the show Dukes of Hazard when I was a kid and I had a little toy car.