The Confederate Flag should be allowed on school property to repersent Herigate

My opponent makes a few good arguments, but unfortunately they are not based on facts. Fact #1: The freedom of speech and expression is not absolute. Many countries, ours included, have restrictions on the freedom of speech. Basically, whenever your speech begins to trample on someone else's rights, feelings, etc, they are no longer protected speech. Examples of this are many, and I'm sure you may have already heard a few of them. I want to point you to one that you may not be aware of, because it clearly showcases WHY we need limitations on the freedom of speech. In December of 1945, i.e. after the end of WWII, the allies (including Soviet Union, btw.) began to enforce a strict policy of "denazification" in Germany ("Entnazifierung"). To make a long story short, anything tied to the national socialist party in Germany is outlawed since that day, including any speeches, writings, and ... wait for it ... over one dozen different flags which are closely linked to the Nazi party and Nazi military units/campaigns. The act of waiving or owning an outlawed flag carries a penalty of no more than 3 years in jail alone. Fact #2: The southern flag is closely linked with activities of the KKK and racial terrorism. It is a well-known symbol of American Neonazi hate groups, often displayed in nazi and skinhead rallies. It is associated with racism, anti-semitism, and fringe hate groups. Fact #3: In public schools, we (society in the larger sense) attempts to be inclusive of all groups, all creeds, religions, etc. However, clearly, this is not possible with groups that openly preach and value social unrest, race wars, and hatred. If someone walks into a public forum wearing a T-Shirt that states "I love to hang black people from tall trees", clearly they aren't there to make new friends. They are there to spread unrest, raise anger, and essentially be a disturbance/nuisance. Their goal isn't to be part of the group, but to act as a divisive influence. And here, I'm going to inject something that can't be counted as fact, but rather my own personal opinion (take it for what it's worth): If you choose to ignore the deeply racially biased meaning of the southern flag, the horrible oppression of people and painful, tortured history that it represents, and then misrepresenting it as "southern pride" you aren't exactly showcasing that you're some kind of poster boy for higher education or a proud citizen of your state. Instead, you will be viewed as something that is better left behind in 1968, deservedly scorned at every opportunity (lest we repeat the mistakes of the past), and trolled out of every forum, debate, public job, and school. Calling racism something to be proud of does great disservice to our country as a whole (i.e. not just YOUR state), everyone that has suffered under that oppression (and I can offer you some really deeply disturbing documentaries, with FIRST PERSON accounts of the torture and human misery encountered in our recent past, i.e. people that are still alive today or at least were alive during the filming of said documentaries). In fact, even when this oppression was taking place the great shame of it was on display: The KKK often worked in secrecy and under veiled hoods in order to hide their identity? Think about it: How much "pride" did they feel if they had to hide their identity and their activities from the forces of justice? Just do a google search (photos/pictures) under "KKK" and "Southern flag", and you will find validation of every single assertion I have made regarding the racially tinged history of the southern flag. Perhaps at some point it represented nothing more than the union of southern states that separated from the United States. In NO WAY does this lessen the deplorable meaning it has today, or the deep pain and hurt it causes to people of color that have to watch it being paraded in front of their noses. Many of these very same people have family histories of loss, deprivation, abuse, and injustice. How would you feel if you were a jewish child and all your neighbors showcased their Hakenkreuz (Swastika) during pep rallies in High School? How would you feel if you were a Chinese kid and all your friends collected Japanese WWII memento related to Nanking?