How Is The Confederate Flag Considered A Hate Symbol?

[DakotaKai_fan20]

It was a battle flag with religious and cultural symbolism.

The Confederate flag wasn't religious in terms of the movement of the South. But a symbol of southern culture, yes.

 

[rightwinger]

The Confederate flag wasn't religious in terms of the movement of the South. But a symbol of southern culture, yes.

A culture of slavery

 

[DakotaKai_fan20]

A culture of slavery

I don't have those feelings towards the Confederate Flag.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

The CSA flag is a symbol of the right to buy and sell human flesh.,

 

[DakotaKai_fan20]

The CSA flag is a symbol of the right to buy and sell human flesh.,

That is a lie.

 

[rightwinger]

I don't have those feelings towards the Confederate Flag.

Any culture with 40 percent of its population in slavery is evil

Not to be celebrated

 

[whitehall]

Today's left thrives on hatred and instability. The Confederate flag became a convenient target for left wing ignorance based hatred.

 

[DakotaKai_fan20]

Today's left thrives on hatred and instability. The Confederate flag became a convenient target for left wing ignorance based hatred.

I mean the Confederate flag isn't like the Nazi flag.

 

[whitehall]

I mean the Confederate flag isn't like the Nazi flag.

Every historic event in the history of the U.S. or the world can be perceived as racist if you put your mind to it. The democrat party needs a symbol to focus hatred or it can't survive on just political principals. They found it in the Confederate flag. That's political propaganda and the way the system works.

 

[Nobody911]

For all of the people saying that it is truly don't know their history. The Confederate flag represents the civil war which was the war against slavery. It was the beginning of the end of it so how in the world does that make it a hate symbol?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.kansascity.com/news/local/article291924970.html

Understanding the Confederate Flag as a Hate Symbol

The Confederate flag is often considered a hate symbol due to its historical associations and the contexts in which it is displayed. Here are some key reasons why it is viewed this way:

1. Historical Context of the Confederacy
The Confederate States of America was established primarily to uphold the institution of slavery and white supremacy. The vice president of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, explicitly stated that the Confederacy was founded on the belief that Black people were inferior to white people, which underscores the flag's connection to racism and oppression.

2. Modern Associations with Hate Groups
In contemporary society, the Confederate flag has been adopted by various white supremacist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. These organizations often display the flag alongside other hate symbols, reinforcing its association with racism and bigotry. The flag's presence at events like the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot further solidifies its image as a symbol of hate.

3. Public Perception and Polling
Surveys indicate that a significant portion of the American public views the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism. For instance, a YouGov poll found that 41% of respondents believe the flag symbolizes racism, while only 34% see it as a representation of heritage. This division in perception highlights the flag's contentious nature and its dual interpretations.

4. Heritage vs. Hate Debate
While some supporters argue that the flag represents Southern heritage and cultural identity, critics question the validity of celebrating a heritage rooted in the oppression of others. The argument that the flag can symbolize both heritage and hate complicates its meaning, but many contend that its historical roots in racism cannot be overlooked.

5. Legislative and Social Responses
In response to its controversial status, several states have removed the Confederate flag from public displays and memorials. This shift reflects a growing recognition of the flag as a symbol of hate rather than a benign representation of Southern culture.

In summary, the Confederate flag is considered a hate symbol primarily due to its historical ties to slavery and white supremacy, its adoption by hate groups, and the prevailing public perception that associates it with racism. The ongoing debate about its meaning illustrates the complexities surrounding symbols of heritage and hate in American society.

Sources :

It's Time To Tell the Truth About the Confederacy and its Symbols | ACLU

The decision to retire the Mississippi state flag is not erasing history, it is telling the truth about it.

www.aclu.org

Modern display of the Confederate battle flag - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

How the Confederate battle flag became an enduring symbol of racism

It was never the official flag of the Confederacy. But the battle flag has since been claimed by white supremacists and mythologized by others as an emblem of a rebellious Southern heritage.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Myths & Misunderstandings | The Confederate Flag - American Civil War Museum

“Heritage” or “Hate”? Different people at different times have used the Confederate flag as a symbol of both—and of other things. Trying to reduce the flag to a single meaning distorts its history and ignores the very real influence that history has had on perceptions and meanings.

acwm.org

 

[DakotaKai_fan20]

Understanding the Confederate Flag as a Hate Symbol

The Confederate flag is often considered a hate symbol due to its historical associations and the contexts in which it is displayed. Here are some key reasons why it is viewed this way:

1. Historical Context of the Confederacy
The Confederate States of America was established primarily to uphold the institution of slavery and white supremacy. The vice president of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, explicitly stated that the Confederacy was founded on the belief that Black people were inferior to white people, which underscores the flag's connection to racism and oppression.

2. Modern Associations with Hate Groups
In contemporary society, the Confederate flag has been adopted by various white supremacist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. These organizations often display the flag alongside other hate symbols, reinforcing its association with racism and bigotry. The flag's presence at events like the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot further solidifies its image as a symbol of hate.

3. Public Perception and Polling
Surveys indicate that a significant portion of the American public views the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism. For instance, a YouGov poll found that 41% of respondents believe the flag symbolizes racism, while only 34% see it as a representation of heritage. This division in perception highlights the flag's contentious nature and its dual interpretations.

4. Heritage vs. Hate Debate
While some supporters argue that the flag represents Southern heritage and cultural identity, critics question the validity of celebrating a heritage rooted in the oppression of others. The argument that the flag can symbolize both heritage and hate complicates its meaning, but many contend that its historical roots in racism cannot be overlooked.

5. Legislative and Social Responses
In response to its controversial status, several states have removed the Confederate flag from public displays and memorials. This shift reflects a growing recognition of the flag as a symbol of hate rather than a benign representation of Southern culture.

In summary, the Confederate flag is considered a hate symbol primarily due to its historical ties to slavery and white supremacy, its adoption by hate groups, and the prevailing public perception that associates it with racism. The ongoing debate about its meaning illustrates the complexities surrounding symbols of heritage and hate in American society.

Sources :

It's Time To Tell the Truth About the Confederacy and its Symbols | ACLU

The decision to retire the Mississippi state flag is not erasing history, it is telling the truth about it.

www.aclu.org

Modern display of the Confederate battle flag - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

How the Confederate battle flag became an enduring symbol of racism

It was never the official flag of the Confederacy. But the battle flag has since been claimed by white supremacists and mythologized by others as an emblem of a rebellious Southern heritage.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Myths & Misunderstandings | The Confederate Flag - American Civil War Museum

“Heritage” or “Hate”? Different people at different times have used the Confederate flag as a symbol of both—and of other things. Trying to reduce the flag to a single meaning distorts its history and ignores the very real influence that history has had on perceptions and meanings.

acwm.org

Getting rid of the Confederate flag will erase history. I have a Confederate flag and I am glad that I have one. It is heritage, not hate.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Today's left thrives on hatred and instability. The Confederate flag became a convenient target for left wing ignorance based hatred.

The flag was and is a legitimate object of Confederate hatred and American instability.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Every historic event in the history of the U.S. or the world can be perceived as racist if you put your mind to it. The democrat party needs a symbol to focus hatred or it can't survive on just political principals. They found it in the Confederate flag. That's political propaganda and the way the system works.

It is truthful that CSA flag is a flag of hatred and human oppression.

 

[Picaro]

Yankees needed to demonize the South and pretend they fought to free the slaves n stuff, when what they really fought for was a white nationalist policy of keeping all blacks out of the Midwest and new territories. after the war 90% of the black population remained in the South, kept from migrating north except when industrialists needed scabs to bust unions with. Lincoln prevented slaves from fleeing north and forced them into 'contraband camps' and onto govt. run plantations, under 'martial law'.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Picaro is a wannabee Confederate general. Ask to see his uniforms in his secret closet.

 

[Woodznutz]

The Confederate flag wasn't religious in terms of the movement of the South. But a symbol of southern culture, yes.

Here's a pretty good resource as well.

"Ironically, the X-shaped saltire is identical to a St. Andrew’s cross, named for the Christian martyr and patron saint of Scotland. In that way, a flag that was intended to be secular took on powerful religious associations for some."

Confederate Battle Flag - Encyclopedia Virginia

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

It was the flag under which the South fought to preserve selling and buying human flesh.,

 

[Picaro]

Picaro is a wannabee Confederate general. Ask to see his uniforms in his secret closet.

^^^Oh noes, a moron made up a strawman, The Peanut Gallery can amuse themselves looking up the Republican campaigns, as well as Lincoln's own words, and avoid wasting time on modern day racist BS from left wing cranks.


"Butwhat am I to do in the meantime with those men at Montgomery [meaningthe Confederate constitutional convention]? Am I to let them go on...[a]nd open Charleston, etc., as ports of entry, with theirten-percent tariff. What, then, would become of my tariff?" ~Lincoln to Colonel John B. Baldwin, deputized by the VirginianCommissioners to determine whether Lincoln would use force, April 4,1861.





"Unionmeans so many millions a year lost to the South; secession means theloss of the same millions to the North. The love of money is the rootof this as of many other evils....The quarrel between the North andSouth is, as it stands, solely a fiscal quarrel"....Charles ****ens in a London periodical in December 1861

"Thecontest is really for empire on the side of the North and forindependence on that of the South...."...... London Times of 7 Nov 1861

"Slaveryis not the cause of the rebellion ....Slavery is the pretext on whichthe leaders of the rebellion rely, 'to fire the Southern Heart' andthrough which the greatest degree of unanimity can be produced....Mr.Calhoun, after finding that the South could not be brought intosufficient unanimity by a clamor about the tariff, selected slaveryas the better subject for agitation".....North American Review (Boston October 1862)

"They[the South] know that it is their import trade that draws from thepeople's pockets sixty or seventy millions of dollars per annum, inthe shape of duties, to be expended mainly in the North, and in theprotection and encouragement of Northern interests....These are thereasons why these people [the North] do not wish the South to secedefrom the Union." .....New Orleans Daily Crescent 21 January 1861

"Inone single blow our foreign commerce must be reduced to less thanone-half what it now is. Our coastwise trade would pass into otherhands. One-half of our shipping would lie idle at our wharves. Weshould lose our trade with the South, with all of its immenseprofits. Our manufactories would be in utter ruins. Let the Southadopt the free-trade system, or that of a tariff for revenue, andthese results would likely follow." ....Chicago Daily Times December 1860

"Atonce shut down every Southern port, destroy its commerce and bringutter ruin on the Confederate States."..... NY Times 22 March 1861

"themask has been thrown off and it is apparent that the people of theprincipal seceding states are now for commercial independence. Theydream that the centres of traffic can be changed from Northern toSouthern ports....by a revenue system verging on free trade...."....Boston Transcript 18 March 1861

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"Youand I both anticipated that the cause of the country would beadvanced by making the attempt to provision Fort Sumter, even if itshould fail ; and it is no small consolation now to feel that ouranticipation is justified by the result. "
AbrahamLincoln, in a letter to Gustavus Fox, May 1, 1861

"Theaffair at Fort Sumter, it seems to us, has been planned as a means bywhich the war feeling at the North should be intensified, and theadministration thus receive popular support for its policy.... If thearmament which lay outside the harbor, while the fort was beingbattered to pieces [the US ship The Harriet Lane, and seven otherreinforcement ships], had been designed for the relief of MajorAnderson, it certainly would have made a show of fulfilling itsmission. But it seems plain to us that no such design was had. Theadministration, virtually, to use a homely illustration, stood atSumter like a boy with a chip on his shoulder, daring his antagonistto knock it off. The Carolinians have knocked off the chip. War isinaugurated, and the design of the administration accomplished."~ The Buffalo Daily Courier, April 16, 1861.

"Wehave no doubt, and all the circumstances prove, that it was acunningly devised scheme, contrived with all due attention to scenicdisplay and intended to arouse, and, if possible, exasperate thenorthern people against the South.... We venture to say a moregigantic conspiracy against the principles of human liberty andfreedom has never been concocted. Who but a fiend could have thoughtof sacrificing the gallant Major Anderson and his little band inorder to carry out a political game? Yet there he was compelled tostand for thirty-six hours amid a torrent of fire and shell, whilethe fleet sent to assist him, coolly looked at his flag of distressand moved not to his assistance! Why did they not? Perhaps thearchives in Washington will yet tell the tale of this strangeproceeding.... Pause then, and consider before you endorse these madmen who are now, under pretense of preserving the Union, doing thevery thing that must forever divide it." ~The New York Evening Day-Book, April 17, 1861.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

The CSA was a criminal, crue conspiracy to keep men, women, and children in slavery.

The gray were the literal scum of the earth.

 

[HikerGuy83]

John Edgar Slower Than Horse (mentally) gets his history from CrackerJax boxes.