Well as a son of the South and the great, great, grandson of a
Confederate veteran, I have a great interest in the history (both revised
and unrevised) of the Civil War, but I have no desire to fly/display/or
otherwise promote the Stars & Bars nor to own any slaves. And neither did
my G,G, Grandfather for that matter. I would love to be able to ask him why
he went off without hesitation when the call went out. May have had
something to do with that long line of hot-headed Prussians he came from.
When the trumpet blew he just couldn't resist the urge to seek fame on the
battle field. He was lucky he came back in one piece and live to the ripe
old age of 70.
Ken, I too have wondered from time to time if we shouldn't rid
ourselves of these States, but then who would the Feds pass their unfunded
mandates to if we did?
Charlie
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I shake my head every time I see someone with a big Confederate flag
> > displayed somewhere. If I remember my history classes correctly, the
> Civil
> > War has been over for some years. But, by gosh, there are still those
> who
> > are waiting for the South to rise again and separate from the rest of the
> > USA.... I've also come across a few who still think slavery is a good
> idea.
>
> Personally, I would have no problem granting Indiana the right to cede
> from the union. I'm sure there are a couple of list members who might
> feel the need to move as a result, but, hey, you guys probably vote
> Democrat and secretely are Chicago Bears fans instead of the
> abominable Colts. As a born and bred Michigander, I wouldn't miss
> Indiana all that much. The best way to get to Florida was through
> Ohio, anyway. I-80 is already a tollroad so it's just a matter of
> showing passports at the pay booth.
>
> The revisionists have changed the discussion to an issue of states'
> rights. While I don't disagree with that stance from a constitutional
> perspective, I see that as a red herring as it was VERY clear that it
> was about slavery. These days, I believe that the majority of the
> individuals who dream of the south rising again, do so from the
> states' rights issue and not slavery or racism. So, I'll grant them
> somewhat of a pass. But what grates me is that they use the historic
> symbols of hatred. Note that I said "majority", which means more than
> 50% Unknown how much more, but at least 50%. The rest can line the
> head portion of their robes with plastic grocery sacks.
>
> The fact is, that we're probably better off eliminating states all
> together.
>
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