Rebel flag symbol of racism, not historic point of pride
September 3, 2015
By JULIA DAKE
... Proponents like to romanticize the meaning of the rebel flag, claiming it represents Southern culture and heritage, when I believe the southern United States is so much more than the Confederacy. How dare we belittle the rich history of the South with a flag solely designed to exemplify white supremacy. Where is the pride in subjugating entire races of people? Where is the pride in dividing a nation? Where is the pride in numbing ourselves to the idea that human beings could be enslaved, denied basic fundamental rights and disrespected in almost every aspect of their being? Rejecting the rebel flag isn’t denying your Southern heritage; it’s embracing the fact that things have changed for the better, and there’s no reason to cling to an outdated relic.
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