A few days ago on Beef Gravy's site, he talked about his dislike for the Confederate flag.  I don't so much hate the people that display the flag but I hate the meaning behind it.  That was a symbol for people who raised arms against the United States.  I hear people say that it is a part of Southern culture but sadly included slavery and sedition.  Well there is a flag from my culture that maybe I should fly even though slavery and atrocities are associated with it.

I'm German and this flag is part of German history so therefore you should respect my desire to fly this flag even if it brings up memories of pain. 
Maybe it's the swastika that's so offensive to people even though it is a Hindu symbol for good luck and peace and was clearly seen in the center of the Metrodome roof.

But then maybe that's why it collapsed.

They look like a racist bunch.  Oh wait that is the Edmonton Swastikas women's hockey team.

I always knew they were up to some crazy shit out at the Corn Palace.
But when people see the swastika they think of this:

OK history students, what's wrong with one of these photos? 

Here's a list of why we should fly the Nazi flag using the logic of why people want to fly the Confederate flag:
1.  Much like the Confederate flag, it's a part of our history. We need to embrace history so we don't repeat it.  I am a student of history and when Obama was elected I about ejaculated all over my TV when I heard governors from Southern states talking about potential secession. 
2.  All the bad things associated with the flag happened in the past to people who aren't me so who cares, get over it and it shouldn't be hidden.
3.  It's just a piece of cloth.
4.  It represents freedom of speech and I have freedom of speech to fly it and if you're offended that's your problem.
5.  It reminds us that people died for their ideals.
6.  Obama's election could be a rallying cry for more flags and this could create jobs and boost the economy.
7.  It's a symbol of pride.  I am proud to be white and German.
8.  The Nazis had multiple flags so disallowing one is stupid.
9.  It's a rallying symbol for people who think alike.
10.  When I see the flag I think of my homeland and ancestry
11.  It's just a symbol used on a TV comedy show so it can't be that bad.
12.  It represents my struggle against reverse racism.
13.  To some people, the American flag represents genocide.

What is the harm of this flag?  It was clearly part of culture and history. 

I remember going on a date with this girl a couple of years ago.  She brought up her ex which raised a red flag...LOL...she said how she felt he was unjustly persecuted in this area because he was from Alabama and flew a Confederate flag in his truck and front yard.  I asked if he was a racist.  I know I stereotyped the guy and she called me on it.  She went on to say how he stuck up for his Southern pride but that didn't mean he was racist or that she was.  Eventually she started talking about how she even bought him a Confederate flag at a social gathering.  I asked her what type of social gathering it was that they attended. 
"A Klan rally." 
"Was he a member of the Klan?" 
"Yes."
"Did his use of the flag have anything to do with him being in the Klan?"
"No, his hatred of niggers has nothing to do with the Confederate flag." 
There was no second date with that lummox.

I guess this all makes me wonder why we are even debating flying another country's flag in the United States.  I have issues with this in the small town where I live because for a week every year it turns into a Czechoslovakian village and people fly the Czech flag.  Why the fuck are we flying a Czech flag, a Nazi flag or a Confederate flag when we are citizens of the United States?  I want to don my brown shirt and march through the streets demanding appeasement that they fly my flag.  If we fly the Confederate flag because we want to remember the people who gave their lives for their ideals then we should fly the Nazi flag because I and probably most of the people of German descent had German relatives die in the name of their flag.  I had one relative who managed to live through the war while serving at a place called Buchenwald but after the war he was sentenced for following orders and was executed for being a soldier loyal to his cause and flag.  I only know this because of the shame I feel.  In no way am I proud of this.  Why should I be proud of family members who said, "Ich schwöre bei Gott diesen heiligen Eid, daß ich dem Führer des Deutschen Reiches und Volkes Adolf Hitler, dem Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht, unbedingten Gehorsam leisten und als tapferer Soldat bereit sein will, jederzeit für diesen Eid mein Leben einzusetzen"?  Why should I be proud of family members who fought for their racist ideals?  Why should I be proud of a family member who oversaw the extermination of a race of people?

So what am I saying?  Just because you are from the South it doesn't mean you should be ashamed of your region's past but be aware of what people see in your flag.  I hate to see a Confederate flag because my family fought for the Union but then the victors right history, don't they?  If the Germans can still fly the Nazi flag over the capitol in Berlin, then people should be able to fly the Confederate flag and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane ought to teach those Duke boys a lesson for ruining a perfectly good Dodge Charger but right after Colonel Hogan teaches Kommadant Oberst Klink a lesson...seriously, how did a comedy set in a Nazi prison camp last 168 episodes?

Maybe if the Confederate flag apologists displayed their flag like this...just saying.
Oh and if you want to see what one of my family members is up to these days, visit him at his site and realize I can't attend family reunions because of this guy.