American confederate flag

[El Kabong]

It is back in the spotlight. Many southern states still fly and or use the confederate flag in their own state flags. Now action is being taken to prevent southern states from displaying said flag. Democratically, I say if the state populations don't want it displayed it should be up to them. Imo I don't look at the confederate flag as a racist flag. I understand it certainly has those implications within it but what I'm trying to say is I look at the confederate flag as a part of American history. I always agreed with Lincoln's statement that slavery will be a stain on the American flag. It was, to me, almost unbelievable that under a constitution humans were considered property.

I still think the confederate flag is a distinct part of American history. I personally think it should remain. More than 500,000 Americans died on the battlefield many of those young men on the Southern side were not fighting for the right to keep slaves but fighting what they thought was a tyrannical government overriding states rights. Now Amazon is no longer selling items displaying the confederate flag and a large American based flag manufacturer is no longer making the confederate flag. I know this forum has more Europeans than Americans but does anyone have an opinion on this flag inflammation. Oddly, in 1992 Bill Clinton sported a confederate flag on one of his campaign buttons and Mr. Clinton signed a little order honoring the confederate flag during his time as governor.

The confederate flag is equal to the swasticka

.....I'm going to go ahead and disagree with that but you feel free to state your case

[walrus]

It is back in the spotlight. Many southern states still fly and or use the confederate flag in their own state flags. Now action is being taken to prevent southern states from displaying said flag. Democratically, I say if the state populations don't want it displayed it should be up to them. Imo I don't look at the confederate flag as a racist flag. I understand it certainly has those implications within it but what I'm trying to say is I look at the confederate flag as a part of American history. I always agreed with Lincoln's statement that slavery will be a stain on the American flag. It was, to me, almost unbelievable that under a constitution humans were considered property.

I still think the confederate flag is a distinct part of American history. I personally think it should remain. More than 500,000 Americans died on the battlefield many of those young men on the Southern side were not fighting for the right to keep slaves but fighting what they thought was a tyrannical government overriding states rights. Now Amazon is no longer selling items displaying the confederate flag and a large American based flag manufacturer is no longer making the confederate flag. I know this forum has more Europeans than Americans but does anyone have an opinion on this flag inflammation. Oddly, in 1992 Bill Clinton sported a confederate flag on one of his campaign buttons and Mr. Clinton signed a little order honoring the confederate flag during his time as governor.

The confederate flag is equal to the swasticka

.....I'm going to go ahead and disagree with that but you feel free to state your case

Yes, please elaborate.