Conservative politicians and pundits eventually do the right thing. It may take them 80 to 150 years to come around but they do come around. Denial does not last forever.
The hate that murdered Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the praying members of Emanuel AME Church, all came from the same fountain: the old racist ideology of the Confederacy.
It’s sad that it has taken such a tragedy for so many to finally be able to acknowledge the obvious: Confederate flags are symbols of racist hate, oppression and murder. No amount of Confederate, Orwellian, double-speak and spin can change that history and association.
Violent Klan and Neo-Nazi groups clearly “get” these symbols and have always used the confederate flag(s) to express their crude and homicidal racist message..
Several of my ancestors fought for the Confederacy. Some owned slaves. One died as a Confederate POW at a Union prison camp in Delaware. I don’t celebrate their Confederate service. The cause they supported was not right. I hope they were not die-hard Confederates and instead just went along with what their times and culture said they had to do. But I don’t know.
Our Civil War was like most wars throughout history: a few rich people decide to send a lot of common people off to their deaths so the rich can maintain their wealth and privilege. There’s nothing glorious about someone dying for the man who is picking your pocket!
The Civil War was a foolish conflict that brought death and suffering to millions. In a way, the 9 deaths in Charleston can be added as the latest casualities of The Civil War.
Here’s a thought: do you want to support for President any individual who finally “woke up” to the immorality of the Confederate flag issue after 9 people were murdered?? Think about that.
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