re: I want to talk about the rebel flag

Truth be told, I’d say probably somewhere around 90% of people who claim to be bothered by the Confederate Battle Flag only care about it for these reasons

1. People are sheep
2. They’re told they’re supposed to be offended by it
3. The cool thing today is to be offended

I really don’t understand the significance of it. If someone wants to fly it, fine. If someone wants to ban it, I could care less.

Upper class people tend to socialize more with different people, have something to lose, and don’t want to do anything stupid to offend people that could cause backlash.

Also many poor whites have no success to be proud of, so they flaunt their heritage as a way of clinging to some sort of southern pride

Poorer whites may have the belief they are where they are because of African Americans...just a wild guess, have never asked but don't believe I socialize with poor whites to ask.

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I'm black and my opinion about the flag is.

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I'm white and my opinion is....

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I'm black and my opinion about the flag is...that I don't care. It's never bothered me, Ive shared drinks with people with rebel flags hung in their garage and they were ok in my book. My allows me to travel to all parts of Louisiana far and wide. I also have a lot of white friends, rich and poor.

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Is the word "job" difficult to say or something, maybe refer to it a the "j word" if so. :shrug:

I live in Alamo Heights which is a rather nice little enclave (for San Antonio standards) and there is a single house with a confederate flag in front. It is probably the trashiest house. Still not that bad though. Just thought I would add. Personally I would fly one in front of my house. I am interested to read the comments.

Dixie is home.

If everyone in the south started flying ole Bonnie blue no one would give notice.

I have rebel flags. I still love everybody.

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also have a lot of white friends, rich and poor. 

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I don't have any poor friends.

I'm not going to read every reply to see if this explanation has been given just forewarning.

I think the people that identify with the rebel flag do so out of a sense of regional and ancestral pride.

To them, the confederate flag symbolizes standing up for your way of life and defending your home front against all odds, a sense of pride in where you are from.

Other people, who you have identified as being more financially accomplished, have other things to take pride in. They may see the flag as a symbol of the same types of things your lower income friends do, but it doesn't mean enough to them to chance it upsetting you, or anyone else.