There's plenty of southern heritage to go around after the rebellion's battle flag is finally 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
Excellent post! It has not gone unnoticed that the tyrants of revisionism and political correctness hate the south. The south has been mocked and reviled in the depictions of Hollywood and in the rhetoric of puffed-up politicians. The anti-American organizations that foist themselves on the American people under the guise of civil rights have become the self-appointed standard bearers leading the charge against all things southern and shouting the battle cry of "racism", a word unequaled in its capacity to weaken the knees of the strongest among us. Even among FReepers there are a handful of sanctimonious blowhards who seem to exist to disrupt the threads where southerners gather to celebrate our heritage, history and identity. Why?
Your post addressed some of the reasons very well. I suppose to some the flag is one of rebellion as your post suggests, and I would agree with that under certain circumstances, but I see it more as a banner representing a fierce independence, an independence of spirit which defined the earlier days of our country, which led the south to later refuse the north's move away from the Constitution, choosing rather to be a separate nation, an independence of spirit which refused every attempt to dilute its culture and belief in itself. It is that independent spirit which has withstood to this day the assaults of intolerance in the name of "tolerance" and refused to surrender its rights of free speech. That flag and the spirit it represents shines a light in the darkness of history and holds up a mirror to the face of hypocrisy and the image is unbearable to those whom it condemns, who think that the answer is to destroy the mirror. But I say that we need to hold on to that flag now more than ever. I have heard it said that we southerners can't let go the past. I beg to differ. It isn't that we refuse to let go of the past; it is that we refuse to let go of hope for the future. As long as that flag flies, there is hope that America will rediscover what made her great and reject the tyranny that has come upon us from within and without.
They are afraid. They tremble in fear at the very sight of the Confederate flag. South Carolina...cannot get out of this Union until she conquers this government. The revenues must and will be collected at her ports, and any resistance on her part will lead to war. At the close of that war we can tell with certainty whether she is in or out of the Union. While this government endures there can be no disunion...If the overt act on the part of South Carolina takes place on or after the 4th of March, 1861, then the duty of executing the laws will devolve upon Mr. Lincoln. The laws of the United States must be executed-- the President has no discretionary power on the subject -- his duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution. Mr. Lincoln will perform that duty. Disunion by armed force is treason, and treason must and will be put down at all hazards. The Union is not, and cannot be dissolved until this government is overthrown by the traitors who have raised the disunion flag. Can they overthrow it? We think not.
Illinois State Journal, November 14, 1860
Your disunion flag will do you no better now than it did in 1860.
It -will- mark you as a traitor though.
Walt