Why? Flying a flag is to represent something right? Otherwise you’d just be waving a blank cloth. So it’s about what you’re announcing to the world. A trans flag means you have pride in and support the trans community. A Ukrainian/Palestinian flag that you support those struggles. So what does the Confederate flag represent? Those exact same things. Having pride in and supporting the Confederate cause. Slavery. It was not a flag widely flown across the South representing southern culture. It was a battle flag of the Civil War fighting for the institution of slavery. You choose not only to support that privately but also announce it to the world. So you bring on yourself the reactions people have to an open slavery advocate.
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Hezbollah flag at US college protest sparks fury
Sight of terrorist-linked banner provokes angry comments online, as tensions rise around pro-Palestinian demonstrations
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