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[–] TheManWhoLaughs 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

This. The First Amendment allows you to own and display whatever flag you like, but to fly a different countries flag on government property is just wrong, and yes... the confederate flag is the flag of another country. America, the America we live in today, won the war. The Confederates lost. Feel free to own all the flags that you like, but don't pretend like that flag represents America.

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[–] Honeylemon 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Could not agree more. That flag effectively represents treason as it was a different "country's" flag. I don't get why any government entity would allow that to fly. I am all for people personally flying that flag. I don't care either way as it is their personal preference.

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[–] Immigrant 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well to be fair, it's not actually a foreign nation; no country ever recognized the confederacy as an independent nation, at the same time, it's a little wrong to display the flag of a failed rebellion on of the property of the government that win the rebellion.

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[–] oowensby ago 

But! CSA veterans are USA veterans - by Act(s) of Congress.