The civil war was about many things, but State Rights - the 10th Amendment which has been ignored since then - was at the top of the list. How else can you explain the entire South fielding huge armies and making sacrifices when only 5% of the population actually owned slaves?
Back to the flag - it is a flag that represents many things, including the brave soldiers who fought during the Civil War - many who fought honorably. ( Infact I could make the arguement that the South fought more honorable then the North, especially when the North was losing.)
It is flag - people really should get over it.... but political correctness is interferng into everything....
I personally like the CSA main flag, which has the stars in a blue field in a circle, and a few red/white stripes - called the Stars and Bars. It is all a peice of history.... one cannot outlaw history....
We as a nation have MANY more things to worry about then a stupid flag....
And as far as racism goes, I have seen MUCH more of it up North and out West then I have down South.... especially in New Orleans... of course New Orleans is different and even before the Civil War had many "Free Blacks" - some who were wealthy and actually owned slaves....
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