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has become somewhat of a symbol of a rebellious nature. Moonshiners, non-conformists, a good ole’ (rowdy) southern boy... it’s just a flag or symbol some folks like.

Hi D1,

As always, we are seeing eye to eye. My comment would be toward more emphasis - I don't think there is a another more powerful symbol of legitimate rebellion in American culture...

As an instance, if a state were to depart the Union under her own flag, that would be something, alright - But if she raised up that Rebel flag, that'd be a whole 'nuther thing, and the impact would resonate like a bell throughout the South, the lower Midwest(perhaps all of the Midwest), the Desert Southwest and the Rockies. And black, brown, red, yellow, or white, everyone therein would not see it as an endorsement of slavery, but rather, the singular, only, and ultimate symbol of American rebellion that it most certainly is.

Something very much akin to the reaction here. There isn't a Country kid anywhere that doesn't hear that, or that doesn't know what it means... If the Gadsen flag is 'NO!', the Rebel flag is 'Aw hell, NO!"

And that is why the 'PTB' need so very much to discredit it.

Thanks Roamer_1.

I agree with a good portion of your comments.

I only diverge a bit when you talked about the PTB, needing to destroy it’s worth.

The reason I say this, is they aren’t trying to destroy it for it’s worth (at least IMO), as much as they are trying to use it as another crow-bar to break out more racism.

That flag isn’t racist any longer. One could argue it never was. At our inception, states were to have strong self-rule. Although they were tied together in our union, the power of the federal government was nothing like it is today.

The states felt they had a right to determine their own best destiny.

A lot of folks will say, yes, but they did it over slavery. Was that really true? Wasn’t it ultimately over state’s rights, with the core issue slavery?

One could argue the South went to war defending self-rule.

As such, I’m simply not convinced the flag was every an exclusive symbol of racists. One could just as easily see it as a symbol of freedom from federal oppression.

Just some thoughts...

Take care.