Get a grip. Taking the confederate flag off the courthouse wall and the statehouse spire isn't the end of the world. There's plenty of southern heritage to go around after the rebellion's battle flag is finally put away. Unless by this comment you are suggesting that the only true americans are southern, in which case good luck in DU.
What he is saying is that the Left has been attacking all aspects of our heritage. That is most certainly true. The Southern heritage is only one aspect of a broader American heritage, but it is a very distinct heritage, that deserves the adherence of the Southern people, whether you choose to denigrate it or not. Wherever you may be from, I am sure, also has a distinct heritage, which one would hope that you uphold and maintain.
America was never intended to be a monolithic society. We are the antithesis of what Pol Pot sought to build in Cambodia, or which Stalin and Hitler tried to build in Europe. And in their better understanding of that reality, the South has indeed done a better job than most of the rest of us in affirming the real American heritage. Consequently, those who want to build a monolithic human society--an anthropoid ant hill, if you will-hate the South even more than the rest of us, and have made it their most heavily demonized target. (See The Persuasive Use Of Images.)
William Flax
No, the neo-rebs choose to denigrate it, by their absurd adherance to concepts such as Lincoln the tyrant, Northern War of Agression, and (yes) symbols like the rebellion's battle flag. Which until recently adorned courthouse walls and state house spires across the south. There is absolutely nothing irrational about stating that theres plenty of southern heritage left after the battle flag is put away.
Put away,,put away??? Oh, yeah,,I remember why they attack out heritage and want the Battle Flag put away.
It's because they are sceeeeerd!!!
RAISE THE REBEL FLAG
They are afraid. They tremble in fear at the very sight of the Confederate flag. They want more than ever to eradicate it from the face of the earth. Yes, the enemies of the flag are afraid. If you doubt the fear, read some of the almost hysterical columns during and subsequent to the election in Georgia. Some of these editorial comments are more like the hysterical braying of a frightened jackass than of reasoned argument. The same goes for some of the more hysterical diatribes directed against Trent Lott, hardly a menacing figure, but they equate Lott with THAT FLAG, simply because he is Southern. Liberals as well as so called “conservatives” alike are united in their opposition to the flag because it flies in the face of everything they are for - total control. Don’t think that mainstream conservatives are on our side, the only thing they are interested in conserving is their bloated salaries, their bloated egos, and what they see is their share of the control over those of us living in fly over country.
Yes, the tyrants of political correctness - the Axis of media/political elite, corporate cash and a constantly shifting third partner which alternates depending on what institution is being assaulted - are afraid. That Axis has inflicted far more damage on this country than George Bush’s Axis of Evil, and they are far more dangerous simply because they are here, and they are now.
Make no mistake about it, the very sight of a Confederate flag, in any context sends chills up their spines. Why the fear? The forces arrayed against us are dedicated to the proposition that all men and created equally cowardly, and equally easily misled. The Confederate flag challenges their proposition. They know the power of that flag. Unfortunately, many of us do not. There are those among us that see the Confederate flag as a historic symbol suitable only for display in a historic context. Others see it as a symbol of Southern heritage and pride. Both camps are at least partially right. However, the Confederate flag can no longer be viewed in the context of the 19th Century, it must be viewed in terms of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. We must view it as our enemy really views it, not the propaganda version used to win over the ignorant. Once we realize that, we can easily see why those people fear the flag.
The very fact that it is commonly referred to as “the rebel flag” and that is how the enemy sees it. Those that prefer to take a historic view refer to it as the Confederate battle flag or as the Confederate Naval Jack, depending on whether or not it is square or rectangular. No matter what the proper historic term is, the common perception of the flag is one of rebellion. At this stage in the country’s history it has been determined by our homegrown Axis of Evil, that rebellion, and any symbols signifying rebellion and defiance must be suppressed if not eradicated. That is the reason why the rebels that founded this country have been subjected to such vilification over the last several years. Anything that smacks of challenging big, centralized, far-reaching, and intrusive government, and anyone displaying that flag are looked upon as openly challenging the fundamental concepts of the tyranny of political correctness that has been imposed by either force of law, the threat of mob action, or psychological terrorism.
To those that think that they can preserve the flag and the historic context under which it was born without rocking the boat must become aware that the tyranny of political correctness isn’t interested in whether or not it is viewed in a historic nature or not. All they want is to eradicate not just the flag but also the meaning of the flag. They do not intend to allow it to exist much longer. So those that do not wish to rock the boat must realize that the boat they are in is not only rocking, but is also sinking. To those that say, “put away the flag, we are all Americans now,” I say wake up and smell the coffee, the attacks on the flag have increased since September 11th, because they took your reaction to those terrorist attacks as a sign of weakness, not one of conciliation. Your olive branch was flung to the ground and trampled upon.
At this time it is the duty of all those who oppose tyranny in our land to Raise That Rebel Flag. It doesn’t matter if you live in the North, the South, the East or the West. The spirit of rebellion inherent in all Americans must be reborn. It was Southern, as well as Northern rebels that won our independence. And it was that alliance that brought greatness of this country. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Mason, Southerners all, joined with Franklin, Adams, and Hamilton, Northerners all, to shape and mold this land.
In the waning days of Soviet tyranny over Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland, those demanding their freedom often marched carrying that flag. That flag flew over the Berlin Wall the night that odious symbol of oppression fell, passing into the ashbin of history. Don’t think that this went unnoticed by the cultural Marxists.
Is it any wonder that big media, the primary purveyor of politically correct tyranny has taken a stand full square against that flag? No!! Do the purveyors of politically correct tyranny have a right to fear that flag? Yes!! For as long as that flag exists it may, might, and does raise the specter of open defiance of, and the ultimate defeat of politically correct tyranny. So, our duty as members of the resistance to that tyranny is to Raise the Rebel Flag. Raise it whenever, and wherever you can. Raise it high so that others may see it. Raise it and people respond. The fight is not just about preserving the past; it is about regaining control of the present, and creating a future free of tyranny, the tyranny that rules through fear and intimidation in the guise of sensitivity and tolerance. Those that have a vested interest in the preservation of politically correct tyranny tremble every time they see this flag. We want to make them have sleepless nights and darker days. The spirit of that flag must be seared upon our very souls. We can only be conquered if we remain afraid, remain too timid to stand up, look them squarely in the eye and say, “We are not afraid any longer.”
by Greg Hanson
Staff Columnist
Southern Independence Party
www.siptn.org
December, 2002