http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/confederate Questions tagged with 'confederate' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:04:31 -0800 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:04:31 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/24465/Confederate%2DFlag What is your impression of the confederate flag? I have been having this ongoing debate with many of the guys that I work with. They believe the confederate flag to be a symbol of the Old South, representing old southern values and the strength and resolve of Southerners. I have an entirely different perception of the confederate flag, as I think the ideas symbolised by this flag have shifted with time. I see it more as something that is associated with intolerance (for lack of a better word), and certainly the confederate flag has been used by many hate groups in recent history. Am I perceiving this flag in entirely the wrong way? I have to be honest, whenever I see someone wearing clothes with a confederate flag or whenever I see a confederate flag flying somwhere, my immediate thought is that the person/people showing off this symbol are racist or white supremisists. Am I way off base here? (By the way, please no discussion about whether or not someone should be allowed to fly the flag. That's not the argument. I agree that is a form of protected free speech.) tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24465 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:04:31 -0800 confederate flag AlliKat75