Looks like they wanna get rid of the homosexual flag too. http://www.adn.com/article/20150623/anchorage-lgbtq-pride-flag-vandalized-third-time-under-year
I'm probably going to catch heat for this but I'm tired of everyone having to be politically correct. I like the looks of the flag and if it offends you don't look at it.
Ban the stars and bars from flying over public property because it has become the symbol of hate groups. The flag is no longer associated with the confederate states, but with killing blacks.
Yet, I'm the one pushing for political correctness. If we're going to pretend that the confederate flag isn't symbolic of hate, let's not try dance around the use of "hate" words.
I like the Confederate flag too. It represents rebellion and secession -- ideas which were overdue in 1861, and are way past overdue now.
It should not be forgotten that the Confederate flag is first and foremost a military insignia -- a Battle Flag. It was flown in the face of an invading enemy which was attempting to subjugate people under a government that they did not consent to be governed by, against all the basic principles of the American Revolution. It was flown by men who were, above all else, defendng their homes and families from the horrors of war against a brutal invader.
I am glad every time I see the flag, because it is a reminder that though history is written by the victors, not everybody buys the official story and all the Lincoln and Union fellating that goes along with it. There are still plenty of folks who realize that all the civics talk on "government by the consent of the governed" is all bogus. It is a reminder that the idea of secession is not dead, and gives me some shred of hope that the bloated U.S. Federal Government's stranglehold on every aspect of life in this country may one day be broken.
Does the flag represent slavery too? I suppose in a roundabout way it does, being a military insignia for armies which fought for a nation where slavery was practiced for a little less than 5 years... much in the same way the Stars and Stripes represent a nation where slavery was practiced for some 85 years, and whose founding document explicitly endorses it.
It should not be forgotten that the Confederate flag is first and foremost a military insignia -- a Battle Flag. It was flown in the face of an invading enemy which was attempting to subjugate people under a government that they did not consent to be governed by, against all the basic principles of the American Revolution. It was flown by men who were, above all else, defendng their homes and families from the horrors of war against a brutal invader.
I am glad every time I see the flag, because it is a reminder that though history is written by the victors, not everybody buys the official story and all the Lincoln and Union fellating that goes along with it. There are still plenty of folks who realize that all the civics talk on "government by the consent of the governed" is all bogus. It is a reminder that the idea of secession is not dead, and gives me some shred of hope that the bloated U.S. Federal Government's stranglehold on every aspect of life in this country may one day be broken.
Does the flag represent slavery too? I suppose in a roundabout way it does, being a military insignia for armies which fought for a nation where slavery was practiced for a little less than 5 years... much in the same way the Stars and Stripes represent a nation where slavery was practiced for some 85 years, and whose founding document explicitly endorses it.
You may be a redneck if:
Your first reaction is....
A. "Nice fish!"
B. "I wonder where he caught them?"
C. "Have we got plenty of oil and cornmeal?"
Odd that everyone seems to think the battle flag is the official flag of the CSA. Media of course regurgitates what their peers say without bothering to do some research. And everyone, including many here, do the same.
You're 100% correct about banning symbols. But removing an image from state property isn't a ban on a symbol. Individuals are still free to show it, fly it, wear it, tattoo it, etc. The only change is if, when, where and how the state would present the image. And that absolutely is an issue that should be decided by residents of that state or their representatives.
Again, i think the key here is public property. Why shouldn't black residents of a state have a say in what symbol or flag the state flies over public property?
Whether it was the official flag or not, it's association with the confederacy is not in doubt. Nor its association with the oppression and terror that occurred after the war in many of these states that now 'proudly' fly it.
If we're doing research, lets make sure to include it's use by the Klan and note the number of blacks that were threatened and attacked by them. Or the number of people killed while we are at it.
The flag has it's place in history and can still be honored, but it also has a past that is often ignored by its supporters.
this is likely in part because the supreme court just ruled that states can control what is displayed on license plates and that refusing to offer one image (the flag) or another does not constitute a violation of free speech since the person is still free to place a large stars and bars bumper sticker on their car right next to the plate.
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