The US flag represents a lot of things. For instance the country that declared war on, invaded, and then freed all the slaves in the country represented by the

The US flag represents a lot of things. For instance the country that declared war on, invaded, and then freed all the slaves in the country represented by the Confederate flag. At a cost of 3.5% of their population as war casualties and 2% of their population as war dead. Not to mention massive social, political and financial upheaval.