12-27-2011, 10:14 PM
Why do people insist on hating the confederate flag? I'm not ignorant and I realize that some people view it as a symbol of racism and slavery, but the 'rebel' flag is as much a symbol of my people and heritage as any other banner or emblem used. My southern American forbears fought and died by the rebel flag and although I personally don't agree with everything they fought for, I certainly do not think they were all bad.
Someone once said(I don't remember who) that history is written by the winner. That could not be more true in the case of the American Civil War. The Union(northerners) wound up victorious over the Rebels(southerners) and because of that they were able to dictate the perception of the rebel soldier.
Most people think that the Civil war was fought over slavery, but that was only one issue in an ever-growing list of things that the US government were trying to control. It all came down to state's rights to govern themselves.
We lost the Civil war of course, but some southerners still hold on to their rebel roots as a way of remembering that we should all be free to do as we please without 'big brother' stepping in and putting us under his huge, tyrannical thumb.
Someone once said(I don't remember who) that history is written by the winner. That could not be more true in the case of the American Civil War. The Union(northerners) wound up victorious over the Rebels(southerners) and because of that they were able to dictate the perception of the rebel soldier.
Most people think that the Civil war was fought over slavery, but that was only one issue in an ever-growing list of things that the US government were trying to control. It all came down to state's rights to govern themselves.
We lost the Civil war of course, but some southerners still hold on to their rebel roots as a way of remembering that we should all be free to do as we please without 'big brother' stepping in and putting us under his huge, tyrannical thumb.
Wildcard is awesome.