Quote: PhilomenaQuote: BadwolfmichaelQuote: MoonHorizonsin the meanwhile, let's change the american flag to the isis flag.
Walmart won't put a Confederate Flag on a cake
But they do allow ISIS flag cakes
The ISIS flag is a symbol of a group of terrible people
The Confederate flag is a symbol of an even worse group of people.
I think the logic is sound.
You can also still buy things embroidered with the Nazi swastika. By your logic, the Confederates were worse than a group of delusional psychopaths who took racism and discrimination to the extreme and murdered millions. They killed not only Jews, but Poles, Gypsies, people with any disabilities, prisoners of war, Afro-Germans, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and basically anyone else who opposed them either politically or just didn't fit into the Nazi's ideals of a perfect society. It was their mission to destroy the 'inferior'. ISIS are essentially following in their footsteps, attacking those of different religions and forcing their own people to live in fear and terror. Should I also mention that they destroyed Sumerian artifacts which are a part of ancient history and therefore irreplaceable? Actual history of a bygone civilization, gone, erased.
Now, the Confederates. The states that formed the Confederacy seceded because they felt their way of life was threatened when Abraham Lincoln was elected to be President. They relied heavily on slavery in some areas, but as Avatari said, not all of those in the South had slaves or supported it. Just like we do today, they fought to keep what they believe in, which was their heritage and way of living. Yes, the South is infamous for racism because of slavery, but racism is alive everywhere in the United States. I also don't see the Confederates systemically slaughtering millions of people based on race, religion, political or social differences, do you?