Yeah....somehow the real symbol that the Confederate flag meant/means got lost in anti-rascism.
Obviously there are some that use it as a way of displaying hate, but that number is quite small.
The South are a very proud people and that time in their history will never be forgotten as that was maybe the most cruel war ever fought. It literally divided families and pitted neighbors against one another.
You still see it a bunch down this way, and more than anything it is a source of pride for them....not for slavery or any such stuff but for their heritage and way of life in years past.
South Carolina was forced to quit flying it in 2000 IIRC because 3/4 of African-Americans wanted it down.
Originally it was nothing more than a battle flag...it was only decades later anyone looked at it any differently.
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