Why do people hate the South?

Question

I keep hearing about this debate over the Confederate flag. I want to make this very clear: That flag does NOT represent racism. It does NOT represent a hatred of the U.S. It does NOT represent the thought that blacks should be slaves. It is a sign of heritage. Blacks celebrate Qwanza to celebrate their heritage. Independence Day celebrates America's heritage. Yet, we try to celebrate ours, and we're branded as racist. Why? I still salute the ol' Stars and Bars out of respect to my ancestors. They fought in a cause they believed in. In the South, every government building should fly the Confederate flag OVER the U.S. flag in respect.

And, no, the flag doesn't represent racism or enslavement.

Anyone who hates the Confederate flag hates Southern states, and Southern people. They hate the people who lost their homes in Katrina and Rita. They hate everything in the South.

And just so you know, I'm married to an African American girl, and she salutes the flag with me. And so do our children.

Answer 1

It's because History has obfuscated the real meaning of the War of Northern Aggression.

Fact is that when the southern states seceded, there was no threat that slavery would soon be outlawed. They seceded for other reasons. Lincoln didn't mention slavery until two years later. There's no evidence to support the idea that the invasion of Virginia would have occurred over slavery, it was over the secession.

The reason that slavery is trumpeted as the casus belli is because they don't want the real reason noticed. Up until that time, most states presumed that the united States was a voluntary association, and that each state remained sovereign. After seeing the south have their farms burned and forfeited to carpetbaggers, others who would like to secede will refrain from doing so, as it has been clearly established that the states are now part of the Union by force, and there's nothing voluntary about it.

So, while southerners still know that the confederate battle flag stands for states' rights, federalists have tarred it with the inaccurate taint of racism, in an effort to keep the ignorant supportive of a bloated federal bureaucracy.

Answer 2

OK, I was born in Valdosta, Georgia, went to high school in Atlanta and have lived all over the country, so I think I can answer your question.

It's not just about the flag. That's one tiny issue. And I could go into major details about the "other side of the story" on the flag--you do know that not everyone sees things the same way you do, right? It may be a "sign of heritage" to YOU, but to people who were enslaved, it is a continuing symbol of that type of thinking and, believe me, it is used that way by many Aryans and White Brotherhood members. Celebrating Kwanzaa is not comparable because Kwaanza never stood for anything else but black culture.

But moving on, it's mostly that people in other parts of the country feel that there is a lack of sophisticated thinking in the South that leads them to continue to have prejudices towards minorities and gay people and to be stuck with old ideas. It's that the past racists in the Democratic Party split and went to the Republican Party back in the 60s, and now the Republicans count the South as their most reliable voting bloc. So many Southerners are seen as followers instead of independent thinkers.

Add to that the fact that in many movies and TV shows, Southerners are made fun of and Southern accents are used whenever they want to portray a character as a moron. This has led people in other parts of the country who don't know any better to think that Southerners are all stupid.

It is true that Southerners value different things than people in other parts of America. Graciousness, hospitality, sitting on the porch and talking to friends, good cooking, cold drinks, enjoyable music--these are all things I remember about the South and enjoyed when I lived there. But to uninformed people, it can seem lazy and unsophisticated.

Answer 3

I live in the South, though I am not from the South. I chose to live here, so obviously I do not hate the South.

Truthfully, I couldn't care less about the Confederate flag issue, beyond defending State's rights and free speech.

Answer 4

Flown under the U.S. flag I am for. I too am from the South. It was merely a battle flag. If it offends a race, why not be more offended by the flag that was flown over the US when slavery was common practice by everyone both North and South. That's the flag to point to if you are going to be offended by a symbol.

Answer 5

I never have and never will want any part of racism and bigotry. I grew up a white ****** in the cotton fields of GA, along with the black folk,. I have never in my life seen such a load of crap about the Rebel flag and all things Confederate. It is a truly bizarre confluence of of government and private sector interests to put the south down the Orwellian Memory Hole.

Answer 6

No flags are suppose to fly over the US flag. It is illegal to fly flag higher then the US flag, it does not matter if it the Confederate flag or a state flag. If you want to know why people think the Confederate flag does not represent racism ask your nearest KKK member.

Answer 7

Where were you with this argument when groups like the Klu Klux Klan were using the flag as a symbol of hatred while flying the confederate flag over the bodies of the people they had just hung and murdered because of the color of their skin. You and people with your view should have spoken up then as well. You allowed it to be used as that symbol, so now you have to live with that being its legacy.

Answer 8

I recently left the south it is like what you see on tv for real in some parts of the south. They Still have parts were if you go alone you may never be seen again.

Answer 9

Yes, I understand it is Pride, not racism. I have no qualms about it being up on a flagpole, although(I don't know if you wrote ABOVE by mistake) but it does belong down below the US flag.

Answer 10

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