Confederate Flag

[Juan Marrero]

Politeness is the art of getting along. A loaded symbol like the Confederate flag should not be flown in an area belonging to the public for the simple reason that it is a highly insensitive thing to do to a significant portion of the population. This country has never lacked creative genius. It's hard to believe that a flag or other symbol could not be agreed upon that shows respect to those who fought for the CSA and those who suffered under slavery--perhaps a flag showing two hands clasping one another, one of a Confederate soldier, the other an African-American wearing the Union blue. But the Confederate flag has joined "wife-beater' t-shirts, baggy-droopy pants and the Kardashians as a symbol of no class.