Could lost Confederate symbols represent economic boon for South?

http://newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/story/1941834p-8300355c.html ^

[Pilsner]

The rulers and merchants of Senegal demanded that their territory be classified as a French "protectorate" rather than a "colony," so they could legally continue dealing slaves.

Well into the 1890s French Colonial armies in Africa took slaves among the natives they were fighting. Officials in Paris frowned on it, but did not stop slaving. The usual practice in the French Foreign Legion was not to send whole units from North Africa to fight campaigns in Sub-saharan Africa, but to ask for volunteers to form Battalions de Marche (spelling?). One factor used to get volunteers for brutal campaigns in fever ridden areas was the prospect of each soldier being awarded with numerous slaves. The women could be raped with impunity, and the men used as beasts of burden. Once the fighting was over and the surviving soldiers went back to their home posts the slaves were sold and the proceeds amounted to a de facto campaign bonus.

[stainlessbanner]

Fly it proud brother!

[groanup]

And Ben finally got his wish: to be in the infantry. Hell he even got a medal before he went.

[groanup]

American by birth.

Southern by the grace of God.

[Morgan's Raider]

And their hero Sergeant King got to go with them!

[groanup]

"Sergeant King"

And he was: "the best danged Sergeant in the whole danged A'r Force".

[dufekin]

The Sudan still practices slavery on grand scale to this very day, and many Arab scoundrels continued to trade in African slaves for many decades after the American Civil War.

[HP8753]

I think I found all the lost Confederate symbols.

I'm down here in Northern Alabama on business travel.

I went to an indoor flea market to kill some time.

Tables full of Confederate flags,belt buckles,underwear,t-shirts,shorts,wall hangings,rugs,license plate holders,Bed Spreads,you name it...etc

and a few Elvis and NASCAR items too. ;-)

[CurlyBill]

We fly them all here!!!

[PistolPaknMama]

"Could these particular symbols truly represent the Southern people when they have such an extraordinary diversity?"

In a few years they'll be trying to erase the symbols that represent the American people too because of our "extraordinary diversity."

[Rebelbase]

Uh-oh. You've just provided the links to the obviously racist, confederate flag supporting band that will be playing at Bush's inaguration. (Any blacks who play in that band are obvious Uncle and Auntie Toms)

NAACP, Sharpton, Jackson, MSM, et al, will be all over this like flies on doo-doo.

[Ellesu]

Uh-oh. You've just provided the links to the obviously racist, confederate flag supporting band that will be playing at Bush's inaguration. (Any blacks who play in that band are obvious Uncle and Auntie Toms)

NAACP, Sharpton, Jackson, MSM, et al, will be all over this like flies on doo-doo.

Bring it On! LOL.

[PeaRidge]

Thank you for the information. Doesn't seem to support the idea that the Southern United States of 1860 deserved the vilification that some would attribute to them.

[Mr. Lucky]

Have you forgotten about all the church arsons which occurred in Arkansas during the 1950's? They were reponsible for shaping Bill Clinton's character, you know.

[wardaddy]

yes....and the rash of chruch burnings while Clinton was president.

The South's evil knows no limits...lol

[stand watie]

good for you!

in point of fact, i fly the 5x8 THIRD NATIONAL 24/365 at my place AND i can't afford the flags & PARTICULIARLY the 30-ft POLES to do all of them.

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

you mean the church arsons that NEVER HAPPENED???

THOSE church arsons???

free dixie,sw

[razorback-bert]

Gen. Forrest bump.

[vetvetdoug]

I saw this. The liberales in the press just about have an orgasm when they can justify the elimination of the Southern heritage. SPLC should be on the subversive organization list but is given credibility by the liberales.