Discussion for article #238319
May I suggest the flagpole remain, but the flag be replaced with a POW/MIA flag, to honor those who fought for their country instead of those who fought against it.
Baby steps.
But the issue is not just in South Carolina. The entire Bible Belt – and their socially-regressive conservative politico backers – strive to rewrite American history so that the South is regarded as the maligned victim of Northern aggression in the years before, during, and after the Civil War, and slavery is merely a footnote.
Case in point – the concerted effort in Texas to transform public school textbooks into a medium for pro-Confederacy propaganda.
U.S. History, as taught in Texas public schools, will have as much authenticity as a comic book wherein the Confederate flag represents “truth, justice, and the American way”.
And not one peep about possible gun regulations that could keep guns out of the hands of killers…not one. Nice job NRA…
BRAVO!!
Sadly, it took the deaths of 9 church members to get it taken down.
Excellent idea!
Perhaps there’s a fear that some dead-enders will keep trying to hoist other Rebel rags.
Hey, is it true that Shitburner Jr., stood with his fists clenched, quietly pissing his pants in rage?