The Confederate flag

Quote

---

Originally posted by: alanleroy
I. There would be a boobie on each of the Flag's 3 corners.

---

Quote

---

Originally posted by: DonDiego

Quote

---

Originally posted by: alanleroy
I. There would be a boobie on each of the Flag's 3 corners.

---

Umm, . . . a rectangular flag has 4 corners; now DonDiego is irretrievably confused.

---

Quote

---

Originally posted by: Chilcoot

Quote

---

Originally posted by: Tutontow
"Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery — subordination to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition. [Applause.] This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. This truth has been slow in the process of its development, like all other truths in the various departments of science. It has been so even amongst us. Many who hear me, perhaps, can recollect well, that this truth was not generally admitted, even within their day. The errors of the past generation still clung to many as late as twenty years ago. Those at the North, who still cling to these errors, with a zeal above knowledge, we justly denominate fanatics. "

Anyone can do a search and find the whole speech.

---

Excellent post.

Here's an excerpt from the State of Texas' Statement of Succession. In it, Texas made clear that it was seceding in order to maintain white supremacy over negroes:

We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment; that they were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable.

February 2, 1861.

The whole thing, the WHOLE thing, was about maintaining white dominion over black-skinned human slaves kept as property.

And here's their flag:

---

Quote

---

Originally posted by: DonDiego
DonDiego sorta likes free speech. Everybody defends free speech with which they agree. But the only time that defending free speech matters is when the free speech under discussion is something with which the defender disagrees.

DonDiego says it's only a flag. Some folks think waving a Confederate Flag is offensive; some don't. Some folks think stepping on an American Flag is offensive; some folks don't.

DonDiego says one of the good things about the Constitution of the United States is that there is no acknowledgement of the right of citizens to never be offended.

Amazon has decided to stop selling Confederate Flags; they continue to sell Nazi Flags. Some State Governments are deciding to no longer fly the Confederate Flag; some aren't.
DonDiego has no problem with any of this.

And if lots of folks and organizations continue to buy/sell or not-buy/sell or fly or not-fly or whatever they do regarding the Confederate Flag DonDiego has no problem.

For the record:
DonDiego does not possess a Confederate Flag. So far as DonDiego can remember he has never owned a Confederate Flag or even a piece of clothing with a Confederate Flag on it.
DonDiego possesses lots of books addressing the US Civil War and other historical events in which the Confederate Flag appears. He intends to keep them.
DonDiego does posses some Pirate Flags and he drinks from a large coffee mug emblazoned with 15 different Caribbean Pirate Flags, . . . quite educational actually. He intends to keep them. Man-oh-man ! It must've been cool being a pirate, sailing the seas, doing whatever one wanted, . . . DonDiego was born to late for a lot of good things. But DonDiego digresses.

An admission:
DonDiego is a little bothered by the apparent decision of the national Parks Service to discontinue selling Confederate Flags at Battlefield Parks. Whatever one's opinion, the existence of the Confederate Flag is an historical fact.

In Oceania, the job of Winston Smith was to erase history so that the infallibility of The Party could never be questioned. As it turns out, . . . it worked. The citizens did believe The Party was infallible.
Ref: 1984

---

Quote

---

Originally posted by: Roulette Man
TV Land has pulled Dukes of Hazard reruns because there is a confederate flag painted on the car, the General Lee.

The only thing I ever found offensive about the Dukes of Hazzard was the awful writing. This is probably taking political correctness too far.

I wonder if Lynyrd Skynyrd is going to get rid of the flag?



TV Land pulls Dukes of Hazard

---

Quote

---

Originally posted by: Chilcoot

Quote

---

Originally posted by: alanleroy
Perhaps President Obama could appoint a bipartisan, multiracial, omnigender, trans-religious, multinational team to design a new flag that ushers in an era of tolerance, cooperation, and good will among all Earthers.

---

All amazing hilariousness aside, patriots like me who have studied this land's experiment in liberty know that, depsite the best efforts of some white supremacists seven score and 14 years ago, we already have that flag.

---

Quote

---

Originally posted by: jatki99
BTW I could go for Alan's flag on one condition, will the boobies be big 'uns?

---