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[viper37]

But they surrendered..

Only after the flag was displayed.  It doesn't count.

Now seriously, what do the color represent on this battle flage?  The stars are the States the Confederacy claims to have admitted, and since they lied about that, I don't trust them with the rest
EDIT: I know this actual battle flag was derived from the national flag where they cut the white because it was mistaken with a surrender flag, but I'm curious of the rest of the colors, if they have any significance.

[viper37]

2 of those states, Missouri and Kentucky, were on the other side.

Flag seems shitty.

they had shadow government in the Confederacy and they were claimed by them.  Hence the number of stars.

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.  Maybe I watched too much of Dukes of Hazzard as a kid*


*Ah, the original english version, as an adult, gave me some understanding trouble... why do they always had to speak like some country song??

[Barrister]

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.

It's a cool looking flag.

Then again the Third Reich's flag looks cool too.  Speaking as a guy who has a 16' flag pole in his front yard, doesn't mean I'm ever going to fly either flag.

I kind of want to get a US flag to put up on certain occasions (4th of July for example), but these days that might be seen as rather provocative.

[Admiral Yi]

I kind of want to get a US flag to put up on certain occasions (4th of July for example), but these days that might be seen as rather provocative.

Good thinking.

[crazy canuck]

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.

It's a cool looking flag.

Then again the Third Reich's flag looks cool too.  Speaking as a guy who has a 16' flag pole in his front yard, doesn't mean I'm ever going to fly either flag.

I kind of want to get a US flag to put up on certain occasions (4th of July for example), but these days that might be seen as rather provocative.

Why would you want to display an American flag?

[Razgovory]

Same reason we Americans sometimes root for Canadians in the Olympics:  We're friends.

[grumbler]

Lots of American backpackers in Europe have a Canadian flag sewn to their backpacks. 

[Grey Fox]

I have a Flag Pole, I fly the Jolly Roger.

[PDH]

As I am in Santa Cruz, I fly a 420 Flag.

[Valmy]

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.

It's a cool looking flag.

Then again the Third Reich's flag looks cool too.  Speaking as a guy who has a 16' flag pole in his front yard, doesn't mean I'm ever going to fly either flag.

I kind of want to get a US flag to put up on certain occasions (4th of July for example), but these days that might be seen as rather provocative.

Why would you want to display an American flag?

Maybe he wants to be neighborly?

[Josquius]

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.

It's a cool looking flag.

Then again the Third Reich's flag looks cool too.  Speaking as a guy who has a 16' flag pole in his front yard, doesn't mean I'm ever going to fly either flag.

I kind of want to get a US flag to put up on certain occasions (4th of July for example), but these days that might be seen as rather provocative.

Fly the US flag but upside down.

[ulmont]

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.  Maybe I watched too much of Dukes of Hazzard as a kid*

If you think about the flag, it's very much an Americanized version of the old Scottish and the old Spanish flags.  You start with a St. Andrew's Cross, or saltire:


(current flag of Alabama and damn near the current flag of Florida too)

...and then you add the standard American colors (red, white, and blue), along with stars representing the states, and you end up with the Confederate Battle Flag.

[Syt]

Crystal Elaine Prebola
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Slavery used to be a normal throughout the world. America was the ONLY country that ended it! Black people owned slaves too. White people were slaves too. How many of these morons from black lives matter know that?!

Sharon E Godfrey
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For our grandparents, parents, and their families..
This week in England, all mention of the Holocaust was removed from school curriculum.
It was claimed that remembering the Holocaust is offensive to the Muslim population which denies its existence...
The Second World War in Europe ended over 70 years ago.
This post aims to create a chain of memory.....
TO THE MEMORY OF..
6 million Jews,,
20 million Russians,
10 million Christians,
1,900 Catholic priests
Who were murdered, Raped, Burned, Starved to death, and humiliated...
NOW more than ever..
While Iran and others claim the Holocaust never happened....
IT IS ESSENTIAL that we do EVERYTHING so the WORLD DOES NOT FORGET..
This Post must reach at least FORTY MILLION People all over the world.
Join us and take part in the CHAIN OF MEMORY.
Help us spread it throughout the world.
~RR.

[Oexmelin]

The only country that ended it... *sigh*

[viper37]

But the flag design, I like.  If it wasn't so associated with slavery and white supremacy, I might have one here.  I really like the colors and design.  Maybe I watched too much of Dukes of Hazzard as a kid*

If you think about the flag, it's very much an Americanized version of the old Scottish and the old Spanish flags.  You start with a St. Andrew's Cross, or saltire:


(current flag of Alabama and damn near the current flag of Florida too)

...and then you add the standard American colors (red, white, and blue), along with stars representing the states, and you end up with the Confederate Battle Flag.

I never realized that.  Duh.  Well, thanks for the info   The Scottish flag is also a very beautiful flag.