I don't understand; why do people defend things such as the confederate flag

[Amarok]

I'm guessing there weren't a lot of slave owners in the ranks of the confederate army.  For the rank and file in most military throughout history, they're all in the same boat.

Only one in 10 Southerners owned more than 10 slaves. Most of the remaining 90% didn't own any.

I already addressed this in an earlier post please stop assuming my posts are made isolation

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Could be because we have a larger diversity of people.

Or because we're the result of generations of the outcasts of every other country rutting, latching on to religious fundamentalism, and enshrining the ability to use lethal weapons as a basic human right.

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