06-20-2015, 06:56 PM
(06-20-2015, 01:23 PM)Jimbone Wrote: I think the difference is that the Buddhist/Hindi symbol never represented a policy that advocated against other human beings until the Nazis co-opted it... the 'Rebel' flag is actually the battle flag from the Army of Northern Virgina, who was literally fighting for the CSA to keep other human beings as slaves.
Saying the Civil War was over whether people could keep slaves is like saying America fought for freedom from England for the right to brush our teeth.