The Confederate's Argument Against The Confederate Flag
Nearly 8,000 people gathered in front of the South Carolina state house to watch the Confederate flag lowered permanently after suggestion by Governor Nikki Haley.
The Confederate Flag, used during the Civil War representing the south, or the Confederacy, receives mixed opinions. While the majority of people-specifically 57%, according to a poll conducted by CNN-say it represents southern heritage and the fight for constitutional rights,72% of African Americans, 25% of whites say it represents what the ‘deep south’ fought for-slavery and racial supremacy. This may seem like a small percentage, but think about it. In a million people, twenty five thousand feel uncomfortable around the flag. For years the debate on whether the Confederate flag, …show more content…
Some say that Confederate flag opposers are hypocrites, accusing the wavers of the flag of showing off a symbol of treason. Guess what? The American flag itself represents treason against Britain, the country that ruled the American Colonies prior to the American Revolution. There’s a difference between one act of treason and another. The American Colonies fought for rights that they would have in England, but did not have in America even though they were ruled under the English government. Some of these rights are greatly cherished, such as the right to vote, freedom of speech, and the right to trial by jury. The Confederacy, on the other hand, already received Constitutional rights. A chain of causes like the Dred Scott case, the Underground Railroad, and the Declaration of Independence led to the breaking off of slavery-supporting states from states unsupportive of slavery. All men are created equal, states the Declaration, but still an African American can’t become a citizen, and African Americans were still enslaved, treated like animals, and received no rights. And still, the South fought for the right to remain supreme over another human being, an infringement of natural rights-the natural rights that founded this country. The American flag represents the fight against oppression, unfair rule and treatment, while the Confederate flag represents the fight for white supremacy, human ownership, and stripping another human being of his or her
The Confederate Flag, used during the Civil War representing the south, or the Confederacy, receives mixed opinions. While the majority of people-specifically 57%, according to a poll conducted by CNN-say it represents southern heritage and the fight for constitutional rights,72% of African Americans, 25% of whites say it represents what the ‘deep south’ fought for-slavery and racial supremacy. This may seem like a small percentage, but think about it. In a million people, twenty five thousand feel uncomfortable around the flag. For years the debate on whether the Confederate flag, …show more content…
Some say that Confederate flag opposers are hypocrites, accusing the wavers of the flag of showing off a symbol of treason. Guess what? The American flag itself represents treason against Britain, the country that ruled the American Colonies prior to the American Revolution. There’s a difference between one act of treason and another. The American Colonies fought for rights that they would have in England, but did not have in America even though they were ruled under the English government. Some of these rights are greatly cherished, such as the right to vote, freedom of speech, and the right to trial by jury. The Confederacy, on the other hand, already received Constitutional rights. A chain of causes like the Dred Scott case, the Underground Railroad, and the Declaration of Independence led to the breaking off of slavery-supporting states from states unsupportive of slavery. All men are created equal, states the Declaration, but still an African American can’t become a citizen, and African Americans were still enslaved, treated like animals, and received no rights. And still, the South fought for the right to remain supreme over another human being, an infringement of natural rights-the natural rights that founded this country. The American flag represents the fight against oppression, unfair rule and treatment, while the Confederate flag represents the fight for white supremacy, human ownership, and stripping another human being of his or her