As a Canadian, What the fuck is this even about? How is the civil war relevant to modern day race tension? at all? weren't you guys fighting for America not slaves? Whats the civil war have to do with black people at all? Am i just ignorant?
You aren't. Basically, the Civil War lead into the Jim Crow laws, and the strengthening of the federal government, which lead into the whole racism thing today.
The people who think we should ban a FLAG are the ignorant ones. But even more ignorant are the ones that let gay marriage and flag banning overshadow the real issues going on in this country... TPP, Nuclear weapons bill, NATO Forces outside of Russia...
The Confederate battle flag (as opposed to the actual flag of the Confederate States of America) was co-opted by the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1900s. It has evolved into a universal symbol of intolerance for African-Americans for many people as a result.
Whatever. Very few people who have confederate flags are legitimately racist... most of them are just hillbillies and rednecks. That being said why the fuck would banning the flag make any sense?
The civil war was very much about racism and slavery, and the confederate flag is used, in 90% of cases, to be racist while hiding behind "southern tradition".
They had normal state flags up until the height of the civil rights movement in the mid 60's. It was basically a "fuck you" to the federal government. So, ironically, it is about states' rights about as much as the civil war was in the exact same way.
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madmalloy ago
This type of behavior?
There goes Civil War reenactments and history books of that era.
Sarus ago
As a Canadian, What the fuck is this even about? How is the civil war relevant to modern day race tension? at all? weren't you guys fighting for America not slaves? Whats the civil war have to do with black people at all? Am i just ignorant?
pm_me_firearms ago
You aren't. Basically, the Civil War lead into the Jim Crow laws, and the strengthening of the federal government, which lead into the whole racism thing today.
BiscuitFever ago
The extremest are trying to kill free speech because of a shooting that recently happened.
Decius ago
The people who think we should ban a FLAG are the ignorant ones. But even more ignorant are the ones that let gay marriage and flag banning overshadow the real issues going on in this country... TPP, Nuclear weapons bill, NATO Forces outside of Russia...
ACCOUNT_DELETED ago
The Confederate battle flag (as opposed to the actual flag of the Confederate States of America) was co-opted by the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1900s. It has evolved into a universal symbol of intolerance for African-Americans for many people as a result.
Decius ago
Whatever. Very few people who have confederate flags are legitimately racist... most of them are just hillbillies and rednecks. That being said why the fuck would banning the flag make any sense?
voltapizzle ago
The civil war was very much about racism and slavery, and the confederate flag is used, in 90% of cases, to be racist while hiding behind "southern tradition".
CACKENBOOLS ago
They had normal state flags up until the height of the civil rights movement in the mid 60's. It was basically a "fuck you" to the federal government. So, ironically, it is about states' rights about as much as the civil war was in the exact same way.