Confederate stands for rebellion not slavery now a days

A confederacy by the dictionary is a band or union of individuals who's intent is to conduct illicit practices, or conspiracy. Some form of those practices can in fact be categorized as slavery. Not all who have a Confederate Flag on a pole in front of their residence reason that their flag represents slavery in contemporary times (that would be stereotyping) however, some individuals who fly the red flag with the blue x's with the white stars clearly demonstrate that their race of people is superior to another group of people. That superior group being individuals who are white and the inferior group those who are not white. The Confederate flag only has meaning to those who put meaning onto the flag. Can the flag be symbolized as southern pride or is that just touching the surface? The history of the flag is rooted in slavery. People of color being owned by white individuals. A Nazi flag can spur the idea of the genocide that took place or can just be seen as a symbol of German Nationalism. With German nationalism came the eradication of many innocent individuals under that black swastika and blood red flag. Those who survived the brutal middle passage from Africa's western coast (also who came from Europe or elsewhere) were forced to work under the Confederate flag in blood and tears. When they finished their duties the white family who hung that flag would reside for the day at their leisure. Notice people of color who finished the grueling work were robbed of their family and their roots hence why in contemporary times a person of color has the last name O'Grady when Irish or English descent is far from their ethnicity. Malcolm X gave himself that X due to the fact that his last name was not his but, of someone who owned his ancestors underneath that confederate flag or another flag that advocated for non white folks being owned by whites. Like many items it is easy not to peer deep into the true meaning behind something. For example Nike, Nike shoes are not worth more than a dollar or two if that but, are sold for sixty to over a hundred times in the West. In China grueling factories similar to a sweat shop is where these shoes are made. The people who some are just mere children in early adolescence work in these miserable conditions for next to nothing but for subsidence. The alienation of these workers aren't seen when T.I. or Jay-Z walk around in their fresh pair by the majority of their audience. The meaning many people see is a style, a fashion that is in (or out for that matter), in sum, a meaning. To state that the Confederate flag's meaning is a symbol of southern pride is hiding something touchy for those brave enough to look through the flag, not just at the surface. Not that I am stating that the Northern flag is innocent or the current U.S. flag is one sent down by heaven but to state that the Confederate flag has no connection to slavery in the South at all is a farce. Slavery is overt racism when the idea of whiteness comes into the cards of play. The history of the Confederate flags whether the Stainless flag, the Bonnie blue flag that many people of U.S. died under, the Blood Stained Banner has firm roots in slavery. To display the flag comes the meaning of what the flag is being displayed for. Can the Confederate flag just be raised to represent heritage? Many can see the enriching history of the flag as heritage but, that flag has a vast amount of meanings to an immense quantity of people (three hundred million plus) that compose the U.S.A. Can we all get along in peace, no, but, can we try, yes, probable, most likely not in our lifetime or for the lifetime of the human species. Meanings run deep. The clear cut definition of right and wrong is hard to come by even when it is not a tough issue of debate. To hang the Confederate Flag anywhere in the U.S. can protrude on someone else's life in a negative way even if that person who hung their flag had innocent intentions. Not all racism is overt, for some individuals subtle racism and the meaning can harm an individual even more than the loud kind. In contemporary times it would be nice for the human species to all get along and see that on an innate human level each other as the same regardless of what flag they choose to display because, a flag is something humans put a meaning to.