No, you are claiming people are ignorant while somehow stating: "In between that time, as well as the time between major white supremacist groups falling and now, the flag represented southern pride, heritage, and states rights for many" which is the very definition of ignorance. Ignoring what the flag actually stands for and trying to attach some other, supposedly less terrible, meaning is willful ignorance at best.
Do you make the same excuses for people who today want to wear the nazi flag because they think it looks cool, or to them it somehow represents German herritage with no link to WWII or the Holocaust? Because that's the sort of thing you are stating is fine.
Apparently the fact that the confederacy took up arms against the United States (you know, actual traitors) and was built primarily to continue slavery BY THE WORDS OF THEIR FOUNDERS is not relevant because some people choose to ignore it. Congrats I guess?
Again, you have proven you don't have the ability to comprehend the words I have typed: "...please understand that a flag can represent many things and not be entirely inclusive of said things, especially the Confederate battle flag. "
Early drafts of the Declaration of Independence had language against slavery, but was revised to remove that language before publicizing it. Should we ban the American flag, since its origin is in that of slavery? Is hanging the American flag high not showing this oh so same "willful ignorance" you are spouting on about with the Confederate battle flag.
Let me address your comment of "you know, actual traitors". You do realize that 11 states ultimately considered legal actions of the north unconstitutional, since property was protected by the constitution, and slaves were considered property at that time. It's also worthwhile to note that nobody was tried for treason after the war.
I never once discredited the relevancy of the flags roots in slavery. As a matter of fact I addressed that quite clearly. But again, you fail to comprehend the notion that "a flag can represent many things and not be
entirely inclusive of said things"
I like how you phrase it "do you make the same excuse". This is strong language to make it look like you are attacking me from the correct side. However, nothing I wrote was an excuse. You incorrectly interpreted it as an excuse based on your concrete viewpoint.
As for the Nazi flag, the only thing the Nazi flag and the Confederate flag have in common is that they are flags. Flags need to be looked independently of one another. Their history is entirely unique. How they change and what they represent (or what people believe they represent) is unique. I know of not a single writing that indicates people fly the Nazi flag as a symbol of heritage. The German country is well ashamed of their history, so much so that they still only lightly show pride in their countries flag. To me, it is peoples of Germany that decide how the Nazi flag can be represented, not mine.