EVERYONE on my Facebook is going insane over that stupid confederate flag(I live in North Carolina where it is very popular sadly), peo[;e keep saying it i not racist and stuff, isn't it? Can yo please explain it, I'm genuinely confused about this whole thing. Do you know the meaning/history of it or anything?

The confederate flag represents a nation based around slavery. It represents a time when the south was vehemently fighting to keep slavery legal. In the 1940s, the flag was used by the Dixiecrats, a political party that was devoted to maintaining segregation. The flag has been flown by the KKK. It has been flown by white supremacists. The flag has ties to racial injustice that extends much further beyond the Civil War, and I cannot comprehend why anybody would want to be associated with a flag that has such strong ties to racism and hate.