Huge confederate flag to be raised in Tampa

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Educatingblue

I don't think there would be near as many issues with the "flag" if the media didn't make such a big deal about it. As a matter of fact, I have lived in the South my entire life, and there really wasn't a "stir" about it until people had issues with it atop the SC state house.

As DSTCHAOS mentioned, I hate it when people (normally not from the South) use it to stir up trouble (as a symbol of racism).

I don't think it's the media and I don't think the people who use it to stir up trouble are normally not from the South.

People know the history behind the Confederate flag. I have seen bumper stickers with the Confederate flag and sayings like "next time I'll pick my own damn cotton." Those are clearly people who have taken Confederate pride and the right to fly the flag to an offensive and unnecessarily controversial level. That nonsense does a disservice to those who actually use their First Amendment right for more sound reasons. This includes blacks who display the Confederate flag and have respect for the role that blacks had in the Confederate Army, etc.

This article seems to be about people just using their First Amendment right.