why does the south and truckers still fly the confederate flag?

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

i think its a good question what does it mean any more i mean teh confederacy got shut down 150 yrs ago

but this is a serious question i really want to know

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[jaco 10+ year member]

it's a southern pride thing.

there was more to the south than keeping blacks as slaves.

blacks from the south fought for the south in the cival war.

the south didn't want to be a part of the united states, and didn't want the goverment to make all the rules, and we still don't.

go doun by GA and AK and you'll see black fold wearing rebel flag T-shirts.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

southern pride pretty much.

thats all really.

yeah

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

it's a southern pride thing.there was more to the south than keeping blacks as slaves.

blacks from the south fought for the south in the cival war.

the south didn't want to be a part of the united states, and didn't want the goverment to make all the rules, and we still don't.

go doun by GA and AK and you'll see black fold wearing rebel flag T-shirts.

alot of people don't realize that the civil war had alot more to do with seceding from the union than slavery. southern people may know that more often than people who never lived there. i never lived there by the way.

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

well my buddy says because " the south will rise again" i think it is a pride thing tho.

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

as others said, to most people its just southern pride...

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

alot of people don't realize that the civil war had alot more to do with seceding from the union than slavery

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[Rancy 10+ year member]

it's a southern pride thing.there was more to the south than keeping blacks as slaves.

blacks from the south fought for the south in the cival war.

the south didn't want to be a part of the united states, and didn't want the goverment to make all the rules, and we still don't.

go doun by GA and AK and you'll see black fold wearing rebel flag T-shirts.

yeh cuz it was either that or be hanged

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

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[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

yeh cuz it was either that or be hanged

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I personally don't or don't know of any black people that fly the confederate flag.

It actually bothers me in all actuality.

But, its something that I deal with on the day to day basis so it loses its affect.

 

[RipDaJacka]

As a southerner I see it as a symbol of pride, individualism, and a rebelious and free spirit. It represents where we are from and the pioneer spirit that we possess.. It has nothing to do with slavery( be it that it is most closely associated wit slavery but no slave ship ever flew a confederate flag) .. mainly it represents our part of the nation, agreesive and individual mantality and its also a pretty nifty looking lil design..

 

[RipDaJacka]

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I personally don't or don't know of any black people that fly the confederate flag.

It actually bothers me in all actuality.

But, its something that I deal with on the day to day basis so it loses its affect.

I know quite a few

 

[hayden 10+ year member]

Let's not forget that the reason many say that it was a state's rights issue is that the Southern states wanted the "right" to keep slavery legal - which is what they would have done if secession was successful. So yes, it was about state's rights - but it is disingenuous to say that slavery wasn't a main component in the argument.

JP

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I know quite a few

I guess thats the difference between Tennessee and virginia

 

[southstylestang 10+ year member]

I know quite a few

x2. i had a few black friends that wore the flag with me to school when they banned the flag.