Should public-financed places fly the confederate flag?

Question

the confederate flag that represented the south in the civil war.

Answer 1

You Asked (2 posts above)
"I am stunned at all of the people who answered and do not even know what the civil war was about! It was about secession from the union...slavery was not even an issue in the civil war until over a year after it began! "
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That's a totally incorrect assertion. The economics of slavery had everything to do with the Civil War, with one of the biggest precipitating factors being whether or not the new states coming into the Union were going to be "free" or "slave" states.
You were being quite dishonest slanting history to fit your beliefs.


The confederate flag should not be flown on government property. Those that do so should be detained and questioned under the Patriot Act for 7 or 8 years, denied legal representation, and tortured.

Poetic justice

Be the first worthwhile use of Bush's fascism

Answer 2

I am stunned at all of the people who answered and do not even know what the civil war was about! It was about secession from the union...slavery was not even an issue in the civil war until over a year after it began! Lincoln offered to allow the south to keep their slaves if they would not secede from the north...the south said no. Slavery was coming to an end anyway and the northern copperheads supported slavery. GEEZ people read a book! As far as flying a confederate flag, it should be left up to the individual cities to decide.


Edit, Peace warrior, look it up, no slant was given, only facts. I have studied it have you?

Thank you john_galto for setting the record straight...not that many will listen.

Answer 3

Flying the confederate flag is the same as flying the nazi flag, union jack, or red china's flag. They're not the U.S. flag and shouldn't be hung in public financed places. Hanging any other flag, including the confederate flag, is the same as burning Old Glory. There is no difference, symbolically. Why do conservatives desecrate our flag?

Answer 4

Do you mean the Confederate flag (the stars and bars) or the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia (St. Andrews Cross)?

Back again, sounds like some people need a little history lesson.

The south suceeded over economic freedom and, yes, that included the use of slaves. The south was producing most of the farm goods of this country especially cotton. The northern factory owners wanted to keep the price of cotton low so they could make a profit. The southerners wanted to sell their product to anyone who could buy it. The politician in Washington DC passed tariff after tariff making it more expensive for England, France, and other European countries to buy southern cotton. One faction of the new Republican party was very much anti-slavery. They were called radicals. Lincoln was their candidate among the other four contenders for the White House. States in the south promised to suceed if Lincoln was elected. With the vote split five ways Lincoln won with a plurality. Shortly thereafter South Caroline suceeded. Followed by six other states which is important when talking about the flag that represented the Confederacy. Things stayed quiet for awhile and the flag was raised over a new country. The Star and Bars had seven stripes of red and white and a field of blue in the left hand corner. That was the flag of the Confederacy.
South Carolina demanded that Lincoln remove troops from the soil of their country, Fort Sumter. Lincoln refused and South Carolina fired upon the fort until they struck their colors and retired.
Lincoln called for an army to be formed for a period of 90 days to put down the rebellion. Talk about being misinformed and underestimating your enemy! Many military commanders refused to march troops through another country (many felt their states were much like countries) such as Virginia to attack South Carolina. Men such as Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee resigned their commissions than follow such an order. Frankly, Lincoln was left with the B team when it came to generals at that point. Virginia organized an army to protect itself and the Confederacy. This army was known as the Army of Northern Virginia. Many of them wore Federal blue uniforms and their flag (the stars and bars) looked very much like the Federal flag. They came up with their own flag which was St. Andrews Cross on a field of red with 13 stars in the cross. This was not the Confederate flag, this was the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. A military flag that only represents the fighting men of that unit. Every Confederate state had it's own flag. Understand that the Confederacy did not invade the north until 1863 when Lee thought he could end the war by fiegning an attack of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) and then wheeling around to capture Washington DC. The south did not want to overthrow the government in Washington. They wanted the north to stay our of their country.
As for slavery, it was still legal in many northern states until the end of the War between the States. The Emancipation Proclamation only ended in slavery in the states in rebellion.
Many historians have also come to the conclusion was on the way out in the south. It was becoming economically untenable. Free labor is more productive than slave labor.
So slavery would have ended in about 20 years and 1,000,000 people would still be alive. I wonder how the people felt in some small town when they heard the army was coming. They hid their women, their farm animals, and their treasure because the army was coming. Then the army approached, the army flying the Stars and Stripes! The army men arrested innocent people, hung some for information (a popular practice), and shot some out of hand. The treasure was found and stolen, the women violated in some cases, and the animals slaughtered for food. Talk bout hate, the hate came from the North.

Answer 5

Yes, if they so wish but it should fly below Old Glory. No flag should fly equal or above old glory. Old Glory is our flag and will always be till this countries end. If this does happen, you will see about 50 other flags being flown next to Old Glory. Do you really want to go down that road?

Answer 6

Not at all. Anyone flying one as far as I'm concerned should be arrested for a hate crime.

It represents a time that the insanity of judging and enslaving a person for the color of their skin, was accepted and sent us on a road of division that has still to this date cost us the most amount of american lives EVER !!!

All because a bunch of lazy farmers didnt want to tend to their
crops.

Answer 7

if the community all agrees. there are places where the majority of people do want it flown

personally I don't think it should be flown from governement property or be publicly funded

Answer 8

no as confederates lost more than a hundred years ago and represents racism, and slavery...

Answer 9

No! It is a symbol of racism and oppression, and reflects a chapter in American history that has long been closed.

Answer 10

i have a simple thought on life forgive but don't forget and the stars and bars are a part of our history so yes it should be flown but below the star spangled banner and state banners at that they did lose so they should get a losers treatment low rank