Quote:What we did to the native americans was still not our Raison D'etre.  Not sure what you're not getting here.  Nobody is excusing our treatment of Native American's.  The main purpose of the confederacy was defense of the institution of slavery and the idea that the white race is superior to the black race.  You can say all you want the flag stands for other things, but the fact is most people see it standing for racism and slavery as well as rebellion against the United States.  It makes no sense for it to fly on government property.  


You bring up the British, but imagine if we lost that war.  Do you think the stars and bars would be flying today if we did?  

 

To me, I have no problem with removing the Confederate flag from government buildings if they so choose.  I just resent the public persecution that is forcing people to do things.  The whole, I don't like the flag so if you sell it we will protest outside your stores and attempt to financially harm you until you relent thing is pretty loathsome.  

 

I have never heard a rebuttal in any conversation over the causation of the Civil War to the fact that the South turned down a deal for permanent slavery to rejoin the Union.  This blows the whole, "The south seceded because they wanted to protect the institution of slavery" argument out of the water.

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