Do you think the Confederate flag belongs in a museum or a flag pole?

The Confederate Flag is a part of our countries great history. The flag should be placed in a museum to be remembered and used as a great teaching tool in showing our little ones how our country came to be. The Confederate Flag doesn't mean racism and doesn't stand for slavery, it only show you that our country was divided but after the war we all came together.. Its not the flag that creates the person, its the person that creates him or herself in life and how they are brought up in life. The Confederate Flag is just a symbol of our past like all our other flags from the years gone by and where are they, that's right in a museum.. So treat the Confederate flag as the same. Place it in a museum so others can learn of our countries history.

SSG Joseph Leckie - "The Confederate Flag doesn't mean racism..."

I agree that in the beginning it didn't mean that.... except that it HAS become that to many people on both sides of the racial divide. It became that the moment it was overtly adopted and used as a symbol by some pretty despicable racist hate groups. So while it's a historical symbol of a period of our country and should be acknowledged as part of our nation's history, it's ALSO a symbol of racism and hate. To accept one aspect, you have to acknowledge and accept the other. To do otherwise is to be dishonest. The bigger question is, how do we balance the two? Can we balance the two?

Further, the flag is a symbol, and symbols DO help to define the person. Whether it's school colors, a flag, a religious symbol or a uniform.

to balance the tow all starts at home.. we as parents and grandparents must try to stop the racism that has taken a big hold on our country. who is the blame, well like you said LTC Paul there are them ones from back in the day and even today that keep this type of thing going when there is no need for it.. I just seen a couple days ago posted online a group of African American's burning our Great Flag saying Black Power and that the Flag of the United States Of America is nothing but White Power and means nothing but Racism and is the cause of the racism in our country.. Our flag didn't create racism, its people that create racism.

SSG Joseph Leckie - I agree and children learn racism from adults its not natural for that to develop otherwise. Children will play fine with other children without that being a factor unless they are taught or shown something else by adults. As parents it is our duty to make sure those type of intolerant attitudes against other people not only aren't allowed to developed but are no tolerated by us either ! There are people I don't want My children or grandchildren around but that is based on either improper or unlawful behavior that can overflow and make problems for them also. My own children have the attitudes that My wife and I have taught them. Everyone is ok in My book until they themselves prove otherwise although some prove that very quickly.