nhboy
Ubi bene ibi patria
Never have I had the desire to have one...till now. Now I want one.
lol!
Never have I had the desire to have one...till now. Now I want one.
lol!
Sweet Tea, a main staple in the South has enraged the NAACP and Southern Baptists as "the Devil's Drink" according to some African American leadership consortiums. Legislators in Georgia and the Carolinas have asked Nestle and Lipton to drop the surname, "Sweet Tea" from its product line as it will soften tension by those affected as well as reduce the caloric intake of minorities, children and women.
Sound silly???
Well, the Confederate flag matter is just as stupid.
Don't we have a confederate war memorial down by point lookout?
So if the Civil War was about slavery why did Lincoln only free the slaves in the states (and parishes in Louisiana) that were in rebellion. Prior to that pronouncement, President Lincoln's sole goal was preservation of the union at the beginning of the war. He freed the slaves in the areas of rebellion to further unbalance his opponents, but that did not happen until January 1, 1863. So he freed slaves in a country that wasn't his at the time. The Union won and the 13th amendment was passed which cleaned up the legal morass created by politicians.
Don't we have a confederate war memorial down by point lookout?
I don't think you can compare the Confederate flag to sweet tea.
The Confederacy lost, so why are we flying their flag anywhere in the US? The people saying SC should be allowed to fly the Confederate flag are the same ones who'd be losing their chit if the Mexican flag was flying over the capitol building in Austin, TX.
To me it's not about racism or slavery or any of that - it's about flying the flag of an army/nation who fought and killed Americans, and lost. The ONLY nation's flag that should be flying in US government buildings is Old Glory.
That seems an appropriate place for it to be flying.
And can we please stop with the "the Civil War wasn't about slavery" bull####? Of course it was about slavery. Duh.
"Oh, no! It was about State's rights!!"
Um, yeah, state's rights to......own slaves. Dummy.
The Confederacy lost.
That’s what gets me about this discussion, the primary reason the south wanted to secede was to keep slavery alive. It was economically advantageous to have slaves tending their farms for free. I see it more about economics.
That’s what gets me about this discussion, the primary reason the south wanted to secede was to keep slavery alive. It was economically advantageous to have slaves tending their farms for free. I see it more about economics.
I’ve always wondered about the validity of the ‘states rights’ argument. If neighboring states are committing what’s considered to be ‘illegal acts’ and desire to secede in order to continue committing those illegal acts, is this a valid reason to secede? Does the rest of the country turn a blind eye to evil in recognition of ‘states rights’?
And can we please stop with the "the Civil War wasn't about slavery" bull####? Of course it was about slavery. Duh.
"Oh, no! It was about State's rights!!"
Um, yeah, state's rights to......own slaves. Dummy.
They are evidently taught otherwise in the Carolinas. Not a single person I've talked to thinks slavery the issue or even an issue. Hell, in Western Virginia, they don't even realize slavery existed. In the Carolinas, they're taught that slaves were even treated well. Even Charles County, when I was a freshman in high school, was teaching kids that the Civil War was not about slavery.
One thing we all have to keep in mind when discussing this, the education system in the north is far superior than in the south. Once we realize that, we can figure out that southerners may not be racist (thought a lot are), they're likely just ignorant.
In the Carolinas, they're taught that slaves were even treated well.