RE: They Risk Upsetting The Bulk of Their Customer Base
June 23, 2015 at 11:19 am
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2015 at 11:23 am by abaris.)
(June 23, 2015 at 10:06 am)Rhythm Wrote: Firstly, it's the battle flag of north virginia, not the confederate flag, and secondly..it doesn't characterize hate any more than my crossed rifles with the scroll "cold steel" or the union jack - but, unlike my crossed rifles or the union jack...it does remind us of something uncomfortable and embarrassing about our country.
I guess it ingrained itself in people's minds to be the Confederate Flag because Lee, leading the North Virginia army, fought under this flag.
For anyone wondering, this seems to be the real deal.
![[Image: 810px-Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_...29.svg.png]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281861-1863%29.svg/810px-Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281861-1863%29.svg.png)