Mr. Beat hits the streets to interview people about their opinions on the Confederate Battle flag.
Watch a video where he does the same thing with the MAGA hat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI0EkRg4HII
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The SME Confederate Flag Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQxM_EK5aiM

Sources/further reading:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-confederate-battle-flag-became-symbol-racism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_display_of_the_Confederate_battle_flag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America
https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/confederate-flag
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-confederate-flag-colors/fact-check-the-origins-of-the-colors-and-symbols-of-the-confederate-flag-idUSKBN23P2U2
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/history-of-the-swastika
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%E2%80%93World_War_II_legality_of_Nazi_flags
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/12/confederate-symbols-largely-disappeared-after-the-civil-war-the-fight-against-civil-rights-brought-them-back/ https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/22/416548613/the-complicated-political-history-of-the-confederate-flag
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lynyrd-skynyrd-inside-the-bands-complicated-history-with-the-south-629080/
https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/public-opinion-confederate-flag-and-civil-war
https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/01/13/what-confederate-flag-means-america-today
https://journalistsresource.org/home/confederate-flag-divisive-politics-and-enduring-meanings-2/

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I hit the streets of Lawrence, Kansas asking people what they thought about the Confederate battle flag. What better place to do this than the middle of the country, amirite?

The problem is, some argue that the flag seems to be more of a weapon these days. And because of that, it remains a controversial symbol, especially in the United States. In fact, to many people, it is VERY offensive. So offensive, in fact, that I got flipped off filming this video, and one girl told me that my Confederate flag can go :beep: itself.

But what do you think? Is there any justification whatsoever for still displaying the Confederate flag? Let me know in the comments. Also, this video has a twin, a companion video if you will. I also did a similar video about a symbol more recent in American history, the MAGA hat.