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Do You Know What Your Confederate Flag Tells Me?

Your flag is sending signals loud and clear to everyone. Be sure you know what it is saying.

Libby Winkler
4 min readFeb 12, 2023
Photo by Joseph Sharp on Unsplash

When I see a Confederate flag, there are a few things that immediately come to mind.

First is that this person is probably not very well-informed about history. Then, I am certain they’re probably not very tolerant of people who are different from them. And finally, they’re probably pretty unhappy with the way things are going in their life.

If you’re flying the Confederate flag, here’s what I think it says about you.

The confederate flag is a symbol of hate and bigotry

Ever since it was first flown during the civil war, the Confederate flag has been used as an emblem of racism and hatred.

It stands for a time in our history when slavery was accepted and racism was rampant. Today, it has become a symbol of divisiveness and bigotry. We need to recognize that racism still exists and needs…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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