[Arkinsaw]

"Neo-Confederate" is a conspiracy theory developed by a gay activist in Dallas, TX who had a black lover and devoted his life to fighting oppression of his partner. This person also promulgated the urban legend of Tommy Hilfiger hiding Confederate racist symbols in his clothes designs and accused Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter of being "Neo-Confederates". This person was used as an expert "resource" for journalists and researchers doing stories on "Neo-Confederates". Its worked out nicely since someone with the name of "the-rightside" buys into it on FreeRepublic. Oh well.

I've been classified as one of these "Neo-Confederates", by one of the originators of the term no less. I am neither racist nor separatist. I love the South and Southerners, all colors. I cannot imagine a South without black culture, French culture, Spanish culture, Mexican culture (in other words, Minnesota). When I eat okra I know where it came from. I also love the Constitution of the United States and believe in the benefits of continental union as laid out in the Federalist Papers.

So there's my story. You can believe it, or you can believe that I'm part of the "Neo-Confederate" conspiracy theory. But at least you know where that theory springs from either way.

[the_rightside]

neo-Confederate is a term that is being used more and more by Civil War authors and those who write on related subject.click here.

Fallowing your line of reasoning of association, if the person who coined the term "neo-Confederate" is gay therefore anyone who uses it is gay? If that is the case, the Confederate flag, associated with KKK hate groups and slavery is a symbol of hate ?