Against Why we should not allow the confederate flag to be flown:
The Confederate flag originated during the Civil War to represent the Confederate (or southern) States. The Civil War was fought over different views on how the government should be run, between the Union and the Confederate states. The states differed on many different views, slavery being one of them, which leads us to the current issue regarding whether the flag should be flown or not. Because the Confederate states, along with many other views, supported slavery, many people believe the Confederate flag to represent racial inequalities. Although the flag itself does not represent racist beliefs, it is very understandable how people would be offended by it. Which in itself is a legitimate reason for it not to be flown. Regardless of the flag’s true meaning, it does offend many people. The Bible may not represent anything of negative nature, but because it could offend many people, it isn’t allowed in school. The flag also represents a divided nation, the Civil War was a time when our country fell apart. The Confederate flag was created because of the split and totally contradicts what our nation stands for as a whole; unity. Many people say that the flag now represents southern pride, which is not a bad thing, we’re given rights for a reason, we should embrace them. But why choose something that creates negativity as a symbol of your pride? Many other things could be used as a symbol of pride, rather than something that at one point represented a group and a time period that goes against our beliefs as a nation. The United States of America is a country of freedom and unity, at one point the U.S.fell apart and turned against itself. The Confederate flag was created because of this, to represent the Confederate states. people are now wanting to fly the flag to represent their southern pride. Yet because of what the states supported many people are offended by it. The flag should not be flown because it represents a divided nation and offends many of our citizens.
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