A Future without the Rebel Flag

A Future without the Rebel Flag

For over 400 years, racism has plagued America.  From slavery to modern times racism has troubled our nation in many ways.  The feeling, attitude, or belief that one race is better than another is a very perverse way for anyone to think.  When it comes to racism there are iconic symbols in American history.  The rebel flag in its many different variations’ has a toxic reputation of racism.  It’s the rebel flag and its many different forms that must be removed from all states’ capitol buildings.

            The rebel flag itself has flown for many years during and after the civil war.  Regardless of the after effects of the civil war the rebel flag to me is a device of evil.  Now I do know that in those days of the civil war only rich men owned slaves.  In those days a man who was considered a planter was automatically freed of duty having to fight in the civil war.  A planter was a man who was able to afford 20 slaves or more.  With this being stated The Civil War was a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight.  It’s information like this that prolongs racism in many different ways.  For example, since a poor white man had to fight in The Civil War and a rich white man was entitled not too, this showcased the divisions within society in those times.  So a poor white man had to use slavery to subject himself higher than a slave.  So the poor white man had to convince himself that he was better than a slave just because he was white.  I also have reason to believe that in order to keep the balance of power at hand the rich white man feed the same lie to the poor white man.  With this unjust diabolical method he used this to keep his stronghold on both the slave and the poor white man.  As I know these dangerous fallacies still continue to provoke racial tension in many different ways.  Many rich whites and poor whites still feel wrongfully entitled to everything.  A former slave to become a free man is not supposed to have anything.  It was these systematic lies that made the situation of racism even more problematic in those times and now.  As a result the rebel flag continues to be an iconic symbol of racism and crazy ignorant bigotry.

            With the divisions of races and the evil process of slavery I believe the rebel flag is used to preach racial segregation.  Many whites say that to remove the rebel flag would not change anything.  Their argument is that you can’t change history.  With this I strongly disagree because history you can’t change but at the same time with proper education you can change how people think.  For example many whites have said to me “We don’t treat yall like that anymore so you can’t say we are racist.”  With this I say the damage that was done way back then cannot be changed also.  To expand on my point is the physical, emotional, and spiritual damage that was done back then still affects blacks today.  The racism endured by the black race has damaged the overall psyche of all blacks young and old.  So by taking down the rebel flag for me is not about trying to change history but it is about trying to repair or rehabilitate the black psyche.

            If the rebel flag is removed from all state capitols it can change the perspectives of younger people and generations to come.  As the rebel flag continues to fly it only promotes racism.  The racism that is produced by the rebel flag is evil in all forms that destroys the unity of our nation.  The belief of one race is better than the other is a sick and twisted way of thinking. It is very dangerous and explosive to races all over the world and America.  The confederate flag must come down to preserve and protect the future of all American citizens. America is a divided nation which must find unity to survive.  One way I believe to do so is to remove the rebel flag of all state capitols.  The idea of you can’t change history must be revamped to we can’t change history but we can change the future that the present brings on.  By starting with the youth being the future we can reeducate them to build a better tomorrow.  So to remove the rebel flag from our state capitols is a must for America’s future.