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Thread #33123   Message #439652
Posted By: Whistle Stop
13-Apr-01 - 07:56 AM
Thread Name: BS: Mississippi Flag Vote
Subject: RE: BS: Mississippi Flag Vote
The Confederacy (my ancestors) lost the war. Their flag should no longer be flown by the government; what individuals do is up to them. The swastika is not banned in this country for individuals to display (although it is in Germany), but you certainly won't find it flown over the Capitol.

It's also worth keeping in mind that the Confederate battle flag was not part of the Mississippi state flag after the Civil War. It added to Mississippi's state flag in the 1950s, as a symbol of defiance to the federal government and resistance to integration. It has no place there now. If the people of Mississippi vote to retain it, it will shame them in the eyes of the rest of the world.