Traitors wave the Confederate flag

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by matteos

I don't think there's a reason to make this personal in here.

But it is myopic to wave that flag and think it stands only for southern pride.

It doesn't. Its stands for secession and slavery.

There is only one flag for this country.

I'm British, an immigrant.. I don't fly the Union Jack in the USA and I'm sure I would get abuse if I did. I do in fact own a Red Coat outfit (from a costume party). I don't parade up and down in it on the 4th of July (Would probably get punched). It's about respect. I respect this country and its values. Flying a flag that is the antithesis of these values is disrespectful at best.

I hope that this does not come off as sounding like some sort of xenophobe, but because you were raised elsewhere, I can see why you might see the display of the rebel flag as a form of expression that would be subject to punishment. My limited exposure to the law of other countries, including Britain, reveals that very few if any other countries value freedom of expression as highly as we do under US law. I would not want to be associated with that symbol (the confederate flag) in any way. It represents much that is hateful. But even hateful speech is protected expression. The cliche is that if the First Amendment only protected popular speech, its free speech provisions would have no meaning at all. Popular speech needs no protection.

Regards,

D-Ray