“The Way I see it, the Confederate Flag is a Symbol of Treason.”

The way I see it, the Confederate Flag is a symbol of treason, and those who support it are criminals.

When South Carolina followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas left the Republic, Southern politicians created a new constitution, a flag, and a new name for their country--the Confederate States of America. In this act they were asserting that states had a right to secede from the United States. But they were wrong! The government of the United States of America regarded secession as illegal and refused to recognize the Confederate States of America which culminated with the Civil War.

Okay! So at the end of the Civil War, which 2% of the population that fought in it died, the Confederate States of America were defeated by the Union, and in that defeat, they also lost the right to display their flag for all eternity; at least in America.

Some people believe the Confederate Flag represents Southern traditions while others view it as racial, a reminder of a time where cotton, slaves and states rights were the order of the day. Although both arguments are debatable, one fact is clear: the Confederate Flag is a symbol of “treason,” pure and simple. The Confederate Flag was used in the Civil War by 11 states that declared themselves separate from the Union, and thereby, establishing their own country.

By allowing states, North, South, East, and West, to continue to display the “rebel” flag in 2010, is an affront to all those that gave their lives to the “preservation of the Republic.”


Anthony P. Johnson
“180th Watchdog Coalition