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)