Confederate Flag rally @ Stone Mountain 8/1 (Atlanta, Boston: houses, moving, bars)

[Iconographer]

I don't recall such attention from Ferguson or Baltimore. But then why would I?

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by -thomass

on a serious note, why are southerners proud of their heritage? what part are they proud of?

The South leads the nation in poverty, diseases, racism, hicks, rednecks, low test scores, crime, extremely poor education, and a lack of great cities(just about all of America's most famous and greatest cities are in the Northeast or West not including Chicago). The South completely failed to industrialize like the North did due to the general lack of education, resources, and wealth because they were too busy trying to enslave other people.

What's to be proud of? The only ones who have anything to be proud of any the South is ironically southern blacks due to the Civil Rights Movement and forcing the South to progress and allow equal rights for everyone. The South has NEVER lead the nation in anything positive. EVER. The North and West continue to send their tax dollars to the South and subsidize them. The North and West are far more sophisticated, worldly, advanced, modern, wealthy, higher quality of life(Ask LovinDecatur how life was in Atlanta and how life is now in Seattle and which one has a higher quality of life), among other things.

Texas is the rare exception where it can actually secede from the U.S. and possibly do very well, but then again, Texans are way more about Texas pride than they are Confederate pride.

[arjay57]

There was a lot of discussion about them in the current events and politics forums, LD. Also about the confederate flag issue in general.

I feel a little more interest in this Stone Mountain thing since it is local.

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

I don't recall such attention from Ferguson or Baltimore. But then why would I?

Because those are in Ferguson and Baltimore, not in the Atlanta area...but please, let's continue to deflect off the issue. Again, you're a confederate apologist.

[cdw1084]

Originally Posted by -thomass

on a serious note, why are southerners proud of their heritage? what part are they proud of?

They are proud of the flag because A) It reminds them of the right to date their cousin B) They typically move their mobile home from park to park and C) They can hate President Obama under this flag since it's in their treasonous heritage.

[Ant131531]

This is why I don't get why people try to say the South is the most patriotic and proud to be Americans. The same region that tried to secede....okay. If the South was the most patriotic, then rallies like these wouldn't exist.

[crouching_tiger]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

This is why I don't get why people try to say the South is the most patriotic and proud to be Americans. The same region that tried to secede....okay. If the South was the most patriotic, then rallies like these wouldn't exist.

They are proud to be southerners not Americans. For them America is only the south. They don't consider the rest of the country to America. Most haven't ever dared ventured out of the south.

[Pemgin]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

The South leads the nation in poverty, diseases, racism, hicks, rednecks, low test scores, crime, extremely poor education, and a lack of great cities

Don't forget obesity, teen pregnancies, and Wal-Marts per capita.

[chiatldal]

Originally Posted by -thomass

on a serious note, why are southerners proud of their heritage? what part are they proud of?

Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock n Roll, R&B all started in the south.

American Square dancing, Swing dancing and dances during rock n roll era came form the south.

Different Cuisine soul food, Creole, Cajun, General southern, Most major BBQ traditions started in south.

The South is the only part of the country that the French, the Spanish and The English played significant part of developing.

Different cities architecture and cultures.

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Didn't the South lose the war so what heritage is their to celebrate? And if your ancestors was fill with racism and prejudice, but yet defended the South, why on earth would anyone be proud of that.

here's the problem theirs a lot to celebrate and to bring people together. But that not what any of this Confederate crap is...


It's like Germany has so much history the language, Cuisine, arts, customs, music and etc..

............. If some one walk outside with the Nazi flag it's the okey dot. With all German culture why would someone choose that as repressing of German culture it's not.

The Context is actually similar because both involve race and war defeat. With the defeated state trying to expand a form racial superiority.

So with all of southern culture why is people walking around thinking the Confederate flag is the best or a good way to represent southern culture?



A lot of people waving that flag are ironically ignorant of southern history. The Confederate Battle flag was never waved over Richmond during the Civil War also very ironic. The popularity of the Confederate battle flag didn't happen until the 50's and 60's, As a way by states leaders and racists to counter the civil right movements.

But the point I'm making People are being raised to believe the Confederate Battle flag represent the south which is erroneous. They're putting pride in the wrong thing. Everything about the Confederate Battle flag represents division. Therefore it could never represent The South.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

The South leads the nation in poverty, diseases, racism, hicks, rednecks, low test scores, crime, extremely poor education, and a lack of great cities(just about all of America's most famous and greatest cities are in the Northeast or West not including Chicago). The South completely failed to industrialize like the North did due to the general lack of education, resources, and wealth because they were too busy trying to enslave other people.

What's to be proud of? The only ones who have anything to be proud of any the South is ironically southern blacks due to the Civil Rights Movement and forcing the South to progress and allow equal rights for everyone. The South has NEVER lead the nation in anything positive. EVER. The North and West continue to send their tax dollars to the South and subsidize them. The North and West are far more sophisticated, worldly, advanced, modern, wealthy, higher quality of life(Ask LovinDecatur how life was in Atlanta and how life is now in Seattle and which one has a higher quality of life), among other things.

Texas is the rare exception where it can actually secede from the U.S. and possibly do very well, but then again, Texans are way more about Texas pride than they are Confederate pride.

The South has more rural poverty, but poverty in the cities doesn't touch that in the northeast and Midwest. Racism is every bit as bad in parts of the north. Crime-Detroit and Newark anyone? Great cities-why are Austin, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando, Tampa and Miami always near the top of the list of growth. There are NO northeastern or Midwestern cities growing quickly. Maybe its because the south is simply a better place to live and better place to do business. Southerners are polite. There's not a friendlier big city than Atlanta.

The South is more down-to-earth, not pretentious, dynamic, newer and has a much better quality of life because its more affordable, friendlier and has better weather than anyplace in the north.

Sounds like you need to move someplace where you can be pretentious and prejudiced and people will applaud you for it.