“…with affection, reverence and undying devotion to the Cause for which it stands.”
The Cape Gazette’s Don Flood unloads on the flag of treason, slavery and racism, but more importantly, he annihilates the hogwash that the flag stands for anything other than treason, slavery and racism.
The citizens of Texas were also forthright in their reasoning. Their declaration says “… in this free government all white men are and of right ought to be entitled to equal civil and political rights; that the servitude of the African race, as existing in these States, is mutually beneficial to both bond and free.”
It would be hard to craft clearer statements about the South’s justification for going to war. The Sons of Confederate Veterans may be correct in saying that Southerners fought to preserve freedom, but it was the freedom to enslave others and profit from their labor.
Some people, I realize, will disagree with my assessment, but your argument is not with me. Your argument is with your ancestors. I respect them enough to believe what they said. (emphasis added)
“No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.” –U.S. Grant, Fort Donelson, Tenn. 1862
That’s the heritage I’m down with.
It seems much of what we learned about the CSA is simply wrong. There has been a deliberate and persistent disinformation campaign. For example, Texas was AGAINST states rights, and used that as part of their justification for seceseding.
Here is a really interesting article about this in the Post today:
“Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong.”
“False history marginalizes African Americans and makes us all dumber.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/01/why-do-people-believe-myths-about-the-confederacy-because-our-textbooks-and-monuments-are-wrong/
“History is the polemics of the victor, William F. Buckley allegedly said. Not so in the United States, at least not regarding the Civil War. As soon as Confederates laid down their arms, some picked up their pens and began to distort what they had done, and why. Their resulting mythology went national a generation later and persists…”
Great link. Thanks