Archie Manning joins celebrity effort to change Mississippi state flag

frydaddy · 08-22-2015, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

It is not a symbol of slavery?
The south was fighting to maintain control over their property which at the time African American were considered property.

It is not a symbol of hatred?
It was a symbol of hating the government. That is why the "x" is crossed with stars and stripes.

It is not a symbol of racism?
Why EVERY hate group display the flag?

The south was fighting to maintain states rights. Lincoln and revisionist historians want you to believe it was about slavery because that's what he needed people to believe so that he wouldn't be seen as the near tyrant that he was... I'll say it one more time, read the book and see for yourself.

I don't know where you get the "hating the government" thing from, but I'm sure it's taken out of context. The south was against centralized or "big" government, Lincoln was all about it.. that's why they seceded.

As I said in my original post, the fact that hate groups use it for their purposes doesn't change what it truly symbolizes. There are hate groups who fly the American flag, should we rip it down too? Those maniacs are the minority, why are we letting them dictate what things should or should not mean?

08-22-2015, 05:42 PM	#29
frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Archie Manning joins celebrity effort to change Mississippi state flag Originally Posted by nola_swammi It is not a symbol of slavery? The south was fighting to maintain control over their property which at the time African American were considered property. It is not a symbol of hatred? It was a symbol of hating the government. That is why the "x" is crossed with stars and stripes. It is not a symbol of racism? Why EVERY hate group display the flag? The south was fighting to maintain states rights. Lincoln and revisionist historians want you to believe it was about slavery because that's what he needed people to believe so that he wouldn't be seen as the near tyrant that he was... I'll say it one more time, read the book and see for yourself. I don't know where you get the "hating the government" thing from, but I'm sure it's taken out of context. The south was against centralized or "big" government, Lincoln was all about it.. that's why they seceded. As I said in my original post, the fact that hate groups use it for their purposes doesn't change what it truly symbolizes. There are hate groups who fly the American flag, should we rip it down too? Those maniacs are the minority, why are we letting them dictate what things should or should not mean?
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