No.

Unfortunately neither should the nazi flag, the ku klux klan, the black panthers, or scientologists (joking... kind of)

Now, there is no doubt in my mind, that all the "it symbolizes southern pride, not racism" is complete bs. I know, they know, we all should know any a-hole who proudly displays that flag is a complete a-hole.

But, part of being a free country, we have to put up with a few idiots, and hope they all go extinct eventually. In a peaceful way though.

Of course not. Everyone is entitled to wear whatever the hell they want. I see black people wearing clothes that favor black people and I have seen shirts that show white people being trash, if other races can make fun of other races through their clothes why should white people be persecuted for showin' their pride?

Look. I know that this sounds completely and totally selfish, but my reason for not banning the flag is as such:

I see swastikas all the time at my school and I see crosses proudly displayed next to them. I see black people with swastikas even! The ignorance has gotten around that the swastika means you hate only people of the Jewish faith! Can you believe this?! But my point is that my school discourages students from displaying this stuff but they don't ban it completely. No one makes a big deal about it because there are so many Christians, and like I said about the ignorance level of people at my school there is really no one to make a fuss to who won't shut you out. But if anyone wore a Confederate flag to school it's a hate crime instantly! This is bull shit! Either ban everything or nothing!

But quite frankly I'm for banning nothing because I'm all for showing pride towards what you believe, whether or not people agree with you for believing that or not. So if we ban everything that means the only thing you can show pride to is your country by displaying a Union flag which kind of defeats the purpose of America being a multicultural and ethnic country if we can't display our pride to our ethnic and cultural heritage.

Be mindful.

Any argument that would affirm the abolition of the Southern Flag can and will be used against every flag that is flown.

The current flag of the Unites States also represents segregation and discrimination of the past and present, respectively. The U.S. in its current or past forms is not above reproach.

(A friendly reminder of the knowledge that the U.S., post civil war, has done that which is also hateful.)

Wherein we condemn others we may condemn ourselves.

I support neither view, for by doing so I incriminate myself and others.

Well there is the confederate battle flag, that is the one with the X. The other is the flag of the Confederate States of America, this is the one that should be banned. The other one is not as bad because it represents the confederate soldiers who were Americans.

Technically, they have every right to show that flag. That doesn't mean I want them to, but they still have the right to do so. Banning it would be unconstitutional.

it shouldn't be banned but i definitely think that they're trashy and ghetto

Freedom of speech

the confederacy is part of my history and i am glad of that

It does not represent slavery or racism

It was a sovergn nation until the greedy norht interveined

i agree that the confederate flag should not be flown on governmental buildings, but for reasons completely different.

the first thing that i think thats being missed is that the civil war wasnt fought over slavery, in fact after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation stated it "had no value except as a War measure” in an effort to weaken their supplies

had slavery not been there in the first place, the war still would have happened. if your that interested, read this essay:The 10 Causes Of The War Between The States

Essay by James King

it states 10 reasons that there was a civil war, only two of them had ANYTHING to do with slavery. the people arguing here argue the point of their biased education, which says that the north (the good guys) defeated the south (the bad guys) who wanted slavery to continue. if thats the case then why didnt the war end when the corwin amendment was suggested, which basically took away congress' right to end slavery. the civil war was not about slavery, and would have been fought regardless of it. so go ahead, fly it at your house, but on public building, especially the capitol buildings, its treason

No, it shouldn't be banned. Idiots have the right to be idiots, and if they want to wear their ignorance in plain view for all to see it only makes them easier to spot from a distance. While I dont think that the people wearing their "pride" hats and such are really trying to show a historical pride as much as their racist colors, I cannot in good conscience take their right away to be ignorant. I would love to see it gone along with the rest of the "oh its not what you think, look it up!" bullshit like the swastikas, but unfortunately if I want to be able voice my opinions, they need to be able to voice theirs.

We don't ban symbols or beliefs in this country. We don't stop people from wearing nazi signs or other racist symbols towards any group because it is consider a belief and we have freedom of expression in this country. Now if they decided to take it one step further and actually commit the racist acts that the symbol is associated with then it would be illegal. Symbols of belief and such though shouldn't banned.

No. Thats like saying should we be banned from being our ethnicity. That shows their pride and who are we to judge because they use it.

It's retarded to say that the Confederate flag represents racism. i know so many rednecks who i know are not racists who wave the flag as a symbol of the Southern heritage.

Hell, it's a Southern battle flags. That's why many rednecks who enter the Army put that shit as a patch on their uniforms. Because they're southerners in battle.

And really, when studying the Civil War and all, it had little to do with slavery at all. The Southerners for the most part believed in Popular Soveriegnty. The North did not, they believed in a strong Federal government. This is what caused seperation in belief. and, of course, the North failing to comply with Federal law (fugitive slave act and such). The southerners saw that the yankees who were forcing them to live under Federalism were not even obeying those laws. So they rebelled, eventually.

Basically, the Libertarian Party believes in something very similar. They want to break down the Federal government so that States will have most say in what they enact.

Basically, History will help people in realizing how NOT RACIST the flag is. also, getting to know people who actually wave it (which is most rednecks apparently).

Under the argument that this flag is racist and therefore should be banned is absurd, under that logic most flags should be banned, for example it was under the flag of the United states which Jim crow laws were put in place and the flag of the United Kingdom where slaves were transported to the Americas. It is history and should therefore not be banned such as every other flag.

Of course not, it's a great form a mermorabilia to remind us all of the time when America wasn't civilised enough to sort out slavery in a debating room like we did in Britain.

First off, it should be "No, I'm showing my pride!" not "No I'm showin me pride!". Second, let me make it clear, I'm against the Confederate flags and I would never display such flags due to the connotations of racism and slavery associated with these flags, and I don't think a state government should be displaying Confederate flags due to the fact that the Confederacy doesn't exist anymore and governments shouldn't be displaying flags of nonexistent entities. However, with that being said, a ban is too broad in my opinion. I do believe that an individual should have the right to display the Confederate flags and any flag or symbol for that matter within their house or on their property if they so wish (even if I don't like it). I also have no problem with stores selling Confederate flags and I think that Confederate flags should continue to be allowed to be displayed in museum and plays. So, no, I do not support an overall ban of the Confederate flags.

No. The flag for me personally represents the want of State's rights, among other things. I understand the racial aspect, but I proudly bear the flag as a piece of my political beliefs and heritage.