Confederate Flag Should Be Banned Essay

Over history there have been hundreds of thousands of flags that have been brought into history, such as the original 13 star American flag or the maple leaf stamped Canadian flag. Flags have been a sign of peace and freedom in the world since they were created. Nothing in history should be banned for a reason that was never truly given. Even if something is banned, those who really care about it will remember it forever. History is history and, whether you like it or not, it will never be changed. The last few months the banning of the Confederate Flag has become a very heated topic in the United States. The flag has been banned in Alabama, California, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Virginia. Problems with racism are the main reason for
There have been many other enemies of the United States before, such as the Japanese in World War II. Should Japanese flags be banned too? We have made peace with the Japanese since the end of World War II but before then shouldn’t there have been problems with that flag too? The Japanese killed thousands of American soldiers during the war. What makes that flag righteous to be flown with dignity but the Confederate flag has to be removed because one person did something to push the thought of racism within the flag? In the South the Confederate flag was/is flown because it shows historical meaning. Tagging along with the Japanese, the Nazi Swastika flag was banned to fly in the United States shortly after the surrender of the Germans. These flags can still be found in some buildings and they were actually listed into the National Register of Historic Places. Should those buildings be demolished/removed because of what the Nazis did during WWII? Those buildings were “praised” by the U.S. Federal Government, but why can’t the Confederate flag be given that kind of