I do not see where those confederates were cowards, and lots of those southern boys just thought the flag looked cool.’Tis also the flag of rednecks as portrayed.
Just a bit of history, if interested.Nathan Bedford Forrest was a slave trader (among other ventures) before the Civil War. From Memphis TN, he signed up, and financed his own cavalry regiment, and became one of the most dangerous, feared raiders of that conflict. Read about his attack on Fort Pillow, and what happened there to Black Union soldiers. After the war, he was one of the early KKK organizers.As he grew older, he began to think. And reflect. Shortly before he died, he went to a meeting of Black leaders and addressed them. He told them (yes, HE himself told them to their faces) that he regrets the way he treated them during his lifetime, that he was wrong, and offered, for what it was worth, his apologies.
And, does anyone remember the piece “60 Minutes” did with George Wallace, shortly before HE died?
Jim Webb said to the effect, as a soldier who respects soldiers, that honorable men fought on both sides. Respecting that view as to the SOLDIERS, 1861-1865, I’d go along that to a degree that is true. The “warriers” flying that flag, starting around 1962 actually a century later, are NOT those honorable soldiers, but radicals, and to a large degree, having met many of them, cowards, and yes racist bigots with a hint of NAZI pathology.
There ARE some who honestly feel the flag represents their heritage, what part of that heritege is the problem.
To me the flag represents anarchy. Our great country was defiled by those who wanted to deny freedom to the African Americans. The Southern Generals, Lee, for example, who betrayed the oath they took to defend our Country when they graduated from West Point, did just the opposite.
Liberal, one sided, distorted facts. If he were honest, he could show the American flag (the flag of the Union slaveholders), he could show the American flag (the flag of Union cowards), the American flag (the flag proudly displayed by other killers), and the American flag (the other flag flown in South Carolina). As a liar or deceitful person, Chris if following after Satan (the father of lies).
The ludicrous nature of the first panel undermines the rest of this comic. It indicates that the cartoonist doesn’t understand the definition a word so elementary as “coward.”
The flag of the US flew on slave trading ships. Do we get rid of it too? The argument is ridiculous. Kooks with guns are dangerous. Switching the debate to flags doesn’t address the real problem.
The American flag means many things, many good, many bad. The confederate battle flag—as resurrected in the 20th century—means White supremacy and segregation. There’s a substantial difference between the two.
eugene57 almost 9 years ago
I do not see where those confederates were cowards, and lots of those southern boys just thought the flag looked cool.’Tis also the flag of rednecks as portrayed.
moosemin almost 9 years ago
Just a bit of history, if interested.Nathan Bedford Forrest was a slave trader (among other ventures) before the Civil War. From Memphis TN, he signed up, and financed his own cavalry regiment, and became one of the most dangerous, feared raiders of that conflict. Read about his attack on Fort Pillow, and what happened there to Black Union soldiers. After the war, he was one of the early KKK organizers.As he grew older, he began to think. And reflect. Shortly before he died, he went to a meeting of Black leaders and addressed them. He told them (yes, HE himself told them to their faces) that he regrets the way he treated them during his lifetime, that he was wrong, and offered, for what it was worth, his apologies.
And, does anyone remember the piece “60 Minutes” did with George Wallace, shortly before HE died?
Dtroutma almost 9 years ago
Jim Webb said to the effect, as a soldier who respects soldiers, that honorable men fought on both sides. Respecting that view as to the SOLDIERS, 1861-1865, I’d go along that to a degree that is true. The “warriers” flying that flag, starting around 1962 actually a century later, are NOT those honorable soldiers, but radicals, and to a large degree, having met many of them, cowards, and yes racist bigots with a hint of NAZI pathology.
There ARE some who honestly feel the flag represents their heritage, what part of that heritege is the problem.
larryrhoades almost 9 years ago
Panel 1, “Confederate Cowards” is unjust. Our Civil War was not fought by cowards. Brothers in Blue and Grey, not cowards.
lesmcf almost 9 years ago
To me the flag represents anarchy. Our great country was defiled by those who wanted to deny freedom to the African Americans. The Southern Generals, Lee, for example, who betrayed the oath they took to defend our Country when they graduated from West Point, did just the opposite.
parkerfields almost 9 years ago
Liberal, one sided, distorted facts. If he were honest, he could show the American flag (the flag of the Union slaveholders), he could show the American flag (the flag of Union cowards), the American flag (the flag proudly displayed by other killers), and the American flag (the other flag flown in South Carolina). As a liar or deceitful person, Chris if following after Satan (the father of lies).
Robert Stroud almost 9 years ago
The ludicrous nature of the first panel undermines the rest of this comic. It indicates that the cartoonist doesn’t understand the definition a word so elementary as “coward.”
timgilley almost 9 years ago
The flag of the US flew on slave trading ships. Do we get rid of it too? The argument is ridiculous. Kooks with guns are dangerous. Switching the debate to flags doesn’t address the real problem.
ARodney almost 9 years ago
The American flag means many things, many good, many bad. The confederate battle flag—as resurrected in the 20th century—means White supremacy and segregation. There’s a substantial difference between the two.