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It's a fair association though.
KKK started in the South. Most KKK member are certainly conservatives. It was the symbol for the south in the Civil War and was the main symbol used by those opposed to Civil rights. And it's still a popular symbol for the KKK and other Southern extremist white supremacist groups.
Come on...get real here.
The logic you are using isn't incorrect. There are (however) some misconceptions about what is called the Confederate Flag. The Stars & Bars is actually not the Confederate flag, but their battle flag that wasn't even created at the start of the Civil War. The KKK used it because - in their diluted minds - they were continuing the war (so the battle flag was used). Most people don't even realize this isn't the flag of the Confederacy.
Our nation's flag was most certainly founded with the defense of slavery. It was debated and accepted. Not everyone was for it, but opponents were not a large minority and some of the abolitionists were southerners. Our flag represents racism, genocide and slavery. We have come to either ignore it or just live with it and focus on the hope it represents for everyone's future. That is something that all flags can represent despite it's evil history.
I see your argument, and it's a good one. So how do you make the distinction between the KKK and the Confederate flags when both come from the same place & time?
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When you invent meanings and assign them randomly to stuff, there's no explanation on earth why you can't understand reality, other than that you choose to ignore it, and substitute your own imagination.
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When you imagine reality, rather than study it, you become the person who says dumb stuff like the above.
When you want to sound like you're being smart, but really aren't saying anything, you write what pnwmdk wrote.
You see how everyone else in this thread is forming their thoughts into something coherent? Try it. At least then you don't come across as some sort of wannabe intellectual.
The logic you are using isn't incorrect. There are (however) some misconceptions about what is called the Confederate Flag. The Stars & Bars is actually not the Confederate flag, but their battle flag that wasn't even created at the start of the Civil War. The KKK used it because - in their diluted minds - they were continuing the war (so the battle flag was used). Most people don't even realize this isn't the flag of the Confederacy.
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I see your argument, and it's a good one. So how do you make the distinction between the KKK and the Confederate flags when both come from the same place & time?
What is being used by the KKK is actually not the flag of the Confederacy, but rather their Battle Flag and it wasn't created until a year (or so) after the start of the Civil War. The KKK use the Battle Flag because (in their small minds) they are continuing the war. This fact is lost even on many in the south.
What is being used by the KKK is actually not the flag of the Confederacy, but rather their Battle Flag and it wasn't created until a year (or so) after the start of the Civil War. The KKK use the Battle Flag because (in their small minds) they are continuing the war. This fact is lost even on many in the south.
Regardless of it's role in the CSA, the flag came from the same place that the KKK did. One is accepted as racist, and the other is proudly defended. How do you reconcile those two positions?
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