07-08-2015, 02:54 AM
(07-07-2015, 09:44 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Simple question. I wonder how anyone in 2015 can relate to the "Confederate Flag" (quotes used to stop Matt from reminding us that it's not the actual flag).
Personally, I can't. Despite the fact that people who grew up north of me in MD somehow find that it represents them, at no point have I ever thought that a flag that represented a rebellion against our country primarily over the right to own slaves could relate to me in this day and age.
If you say "yes", why does it?
I do not ... But I respect the military history it stands for.... There was quite a bit of greatness represented by those confederate armies and their leaders. Lee was an amazing leader who galvanized his troops... Blacks, whites, didn't matter .... He got them all together and quickly.
