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[–] Piotr 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
I appreciate you sharing that opinion as it was very interesting.
After reading your comment, I've come to think that the problem lies in the fact that some people are trying to selectively choose what the flag represents. The Nazi flag may just have been the flag of a country of people most of whom had nothing to do with the Holocaust, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have an association with hate and genocide. Likewise, I understand the state's rights arguments you presented, but the confederate battle flag is still a reminder of slavery. EVEN IF the flag had nothing to do with slavery, but people still associated it as such - shouldn't you respect the feelings of others enough to not fly it openly (I'm not saying you shouldn't be allowed to fly it, but that you perhaps should choose not to do so).
As for southerners choosing whether or not the flag should fly at state capitols, I don't understand why that should even be an option. You yourself associate the flag with a political stance rather than a representation of any real government entity.