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I have tried to point out this same thing... that the cause for the South in seceding and fighting the Civil War isn't a secret that needs speculation or debating. You can read the causes, as officially expressed by their leadership at the time they were seceding. And it's very clear that slavery is at the heart of it. There is no beating around the bush, no ambiguous language.
The denials of the causes and the revisionary history, come later, by the Sons and the Daughters of the Confederacy. But no amount of creative writing after the fact can alter what the leadership of all these states as well as the leadership of the Confederacy itself stated very clearly and formally, right when they broke away. Nothing can be more authoritative than that, which is why the above speaker refers to it as a "primary source".
And knowing this, the persons who insist on flying Confederate flags and honoring Confederate generals (such as Lee, Davis, Wheeler, Beauregard, Early, and Jackson) need to answer this question? Why do so, especially knowing what the Confederate cause is about? You can't lean on "it's about states rights" or "it's about southern heritage". If it was southern heritage, then the Black population would be on board with it too.
To another form of the Confederate flag. I don't own any apparel with any of the Georgia flags on it, and I grew up in Georgia. No Mississippi flag either, no Confederate flags.
Truthfully the designs of several flags of Southern states are inspired either by the official flag of the CSA or the Confederate battle flag (Army of Northern VA), including NC, GA, TN, and AR . Ironically, the flag of my home state, which was the first to secede and where the Civil War started, isn't one of them.
Truthfully the designs of several flags of Southern states are inspired either by the official flag of the CSA or the Confederate battle flag (Army of Northern VA), including NC, GA, TN, and AR . Ironically, the flag of my home state, which was the first to secede and where the Civil War started, isn't one of them.
Well, I don't have apparel with any state flag on it. Ignorance is definitely bliss. The more you know, the more unhappy you become.
Good about time they stopped flying the flag of traitors and losers.
Good riddance to rubbish.
The founders of the United States were traitors who turned their backs on their homeland of Great Britain. The United States has also not been the victor in every war it fought. Do you think we should stop flying the flag of the United States?
The founders of the United States were traitors who turned their backs on their homeland of Great Britain. The United States has also not been the victor in every war it fought. Do you think we should stop flying the flag of the United States?
The founders were focused on building the United States....a republic based on democratic institutions. While extremely flawed by today's standards, the building blocks of a fair and just society is what they left for us to build on.
They were "traitors" to a King, a tyrant, etc.
The Confederates states sought to end the United States and build a society based on slavery.
I am not sure why it is so hard to understand the difference.
Good. It is about time. I suspect there will be alot of backlash. Just the same, it needed to go, period.
So many people just dont know history. Every single former Confederate state has reference to that in their state flag. Every one. But since it's not obvious like a battle flag in the corner it doesn't get seen.
Take a good look sometime. It's there for all to see. If you know what you're looking at.
The Stars and Bars was NEVER "the" confederate"flag. It was used by 1 small infantry group from Va.
The the "KKK "adopted it for their own use.
By the left's thinking, just because some obscure white nationalist group uses the American flag, the ENTIRE country must reject it and remove it from EVERYWHERE!
The U.S. flag flew on slave ships. Vietnam was a disaster. What are they waiting for? Now I've got to go search for an original Mississippi flag with the confederate symbol on it before they're all sold out. These people are keeping me busy.
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