Dear @NikkiHaley,
The Flag of the Confederacy is by it’s own definition a symbol of racism, the notion of white supremacy itself and a desire to continue to differentiate based on color, when considering the rights and privileges of Americans. #bydhttmwfi
The Flag of the Confederacy is by it’s own definition a symbol of racism, the notion of white supremacy itself and a desire to continue to differentiate based on color, when considering the rights and privileges of Americans. #bydhttmwfi
I direct you to the Confederate States Constitution, ratified in March of 1861, a document which amounted to a declaration of war with the Untied States of America. History informs us of how that conflict played out.
If you will pay close attention to Article I Section 9(1), Article I Section 9(2), Article I Section 9(4) and please don’t forget Article IV Section 2(1) and Article IV Section 3(3). These are most illuminating in the service of determining the intentions of the Confederacy.
Whatever rationale you use to protest that Confederate flag has come to represent pride in “ service, sacrifice and heritage” will never alter the facts of the matter. The service, sacrifice and heritage you speak of dedicated itself to protecting and preserving SLAVERY!
Like the burning cross, the Confederate flag was, is and will always be a symbolic representation of the cruelty, born from bigotry and greed, that were the foundation of chattel slavery and it’s attendant legacy of racism in America.
