I personally donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t agree with the Dixie chicks song and Tigra what you said about people from the south is a stereotype. Not everyone flyÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s the rebel flag that lives in the south and the people who do are just showing that they take pride in the heritage maybe one of their ancestors died fighting for the confederate side. Also saying that people from the south arenÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t the smartest people in this country is a stereotype too. I wonder if you have ever even been to the south. I was born in South Carolina. I have been there, aswell as Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, etc etc etc, many times. Yes, it is a stereotype! But you know why stereotypes exsist? Because they are true. You can't just make up a generalization about a group of people. It at least has to have some truth to it, and this is no exception. Freakin' everyone down there flies those stupid flags and most of them have NO IDEA what they mean or stand for. They probably think it was something cool from the Dukes of Hazard, but I can tell you that they don't know that it stands for the seperation of our country into two different countries, pro-slavery and the deaths of a great number of people. I can also say with relative certainty that almost noone flies them because of their rich ancestory, i.e. knowing someone who fought in that war. Know why? It happened 150 years ago. There probably aren't many people who even know if they had a relative in this country at the time, let alone one who fought in the war. For every 1 person who knows, there are an infinate number of idiots who have no idea. Like I said, stereotypes are there for a reason. Because they are true for the general amount of people. So, I'll use them as I see fit. But I don't even have to since I've seen these morons with my own eyes, flying their dumb flag in the rear window of their truck. If you're ever down south and DON'T see a Rebel flag being flown SOMEWHERE, I will give you $100, lol. Well i see your are talking mostly about teenagers who fly the rebel flag i am sure that some do not know what it means but me and all my friends know what it means and i am in high school i live in the south Mississippi if you wondered. I know that i had atleast one ancestor who fought in the war. People who fought for the Confederacy were fighting for what they believed in like their ancestors did. If people who moved to america hadnt fought for what they believed in we would be under British rule. Also slavery was in America before the Confederacy started.
