Hypocrisy.
You're absolutely right, as long as it's ice cream cake.
No, but for real. I love the south. Been down there, love Texas and Virginia, Maryland is great too, not reall south though. But for real, the Confederates lost the war. No one seems to realize that the U.S. was at some point a Confederacy , for the first few years of our existence (Articles of Confederation ) That system failed and now we have had the Constitution for the remaining 200+ years. Southerners (northerners too, I hate seeing people from New York displaying the Rebel Flag, I mean, hello?) can be proud of their history but should not display a flag that took the most American lives than any other war. The Civil War was a necessary war in many ways and has made America stronger, in my opinion, because since then, we've realized that Congressional compromise is necessary and no one state or group of states has more power than the union which compromise those states. This still does not justify the displaying of the Confederate Flag, especially on State Capitals (I know there was a big debate a few years back, anyone remember or care to comment?) because the Rebel Flag is just that, a flag of rebellion, not patriotism, and should not be displayed as such.
At the same time, I feel that free speech is important, therefore, if one prefers to display the flag, then by all means go for it, as long as they follow proper flag code in accodance to the Union Flag. However, if one is to display this flag, one should not call him/herself a "patriot." It is a hypocrisy to say that you oppose the Union (by displaying the Rebel flag) and calling oneself a "patriot," because a patriot by defintion is "One who loves, supports, and defends one's country." The Confederacy was not a country, it was a failed attempt to destroy a nation and build a new one, and if you were born or naturalized here, your country is/should be the United State of America. Therefore, a person is a hypocrite to display the rebel flag and call himself a patriot, because a patriot would be one who, given the above definition feels in that sense for the United State of America.
Sorry for the rambling.
I like ice cream cake.
PropStop said:
You're absolutely right, as long as it's ice cream cake.
No, but for real. I love the south. Been down there, love Texas and Virginia, Maryland is great too, not reall south though. But for real, the Confederates lost the war. No one seems to realize that the U.S. was at some point a Confederacy , for the first few years of our existence (Articles of Confederation ) That system failed and now we have had the Constitution for the remaining 200+ years. Southerners (northerners too, I hate seeing people from New York displaying the Rebel Flag, I mean, hello?) can be proud of their history but should not display a flag that took the most American lives than any other war. The Civil War was a necessary war in many ways and has made America stronger, in my opinion, because since then, we've realized that Congressional compromise is necessary and no one state or group of states has more power than the union which compromise those states. This still does not justify the displaying of the Confederate Flag, especially on State Capitals (I know there was a big debate a few years back, anyone remember or care to comment?) because the Rebel Flag is just that, a flag of rebellion, not patriotism, and should not be displayed as such.
At the same time, I feel that free speech is important, therefore, if one prefers to display the flag, then by all means go for it, as long as they follow proper flag code in accodance to the Union Flag. However, if one is to display this flag, one should not call him/herself a "patriot." It is a hypocrisy to say that you oppose the Union (by displaying the Rebel flag) and calling oneself a "patriot," because a patriot by defintion is "One who loves, supports, and defends one's country." The Confederacy was not a country, it was a failed attempt to destroy a nation and build a new one, and if you were born or naturalized here, your country is/should be the United State of America. Therefore, a person is a hypocrite to display the rebel flag and call himself a patriot, because a patriot would be one who, given the above definition feels in that sense for the United State of America.
Sorry for the rambling.
I like ice cream cake.
