Russia is and was famous for rewriting and rearranging history, with leaders changing the names of cities such as swapping Leningrad for St. Petersburg, and removing former government leaders who lost favor from historical photos. History is always a bit messy as trends change and what was once acceptable becomes unacceptable over time. It is arrogant and idiotic, however, to judge past events by current standards, because history is all about context. Inevitably, those seeking to condemn past actions or standards have an agenda, and they want to overlay guilt by association on those who would suggest that history simply is and should be respected and left to stand on its own, within its own contextual framework.
This is clearly being shown in the nonsensical demand by race baiters and liberal firebrands that the confederate flag be excised from history and removed from public exhibit in any shape or form. The narrow minded and bigoted protesters would have us believe that the stars and bars represent only one thing, and that is the history of slavery. That is ignorant beyond belief, and it shows how misguided the protesters are when considering southern history and culture. Unfortunately, Democrat politicians are determined to pander to this overblown expression of concern, and so the rich history of the south is denigrated and dismissed as the flag is hidden away in closets and drawers, out of sight from the public eye.
Confederate flag hidden from view and history rewritten, page 2:
REMOVE THE$#%&!@*HOLES, NEED 100,000 SNIPERS !
damn sorry government
Some sad$#%&!@*when the fu!#ing government is more concerned with removing confederate flags than they are about ISIS! I pray to god the next president isn’t a traitor like Obama!
Wrong
That is a 20th century amalgamation of the north Virginia battle flag and several others.
It was never the “confederate battle flag”.
This issue can be settled at another time! Islam’s threat to takeover America should be on the “front burners!” We should pay head to what retired General Boykin said, “********
“Sharia Law is a very serious threat in America. We are being invaded by a group of people who see it as their absolute imperative to establish a legal system in America which will in fact destroy our Constitution and be replaced with this thing called Sharia Law! He (Boykin) has declared that the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated our government at the highest levels in the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, both Republican and Democratic parties, and virtually all prominent branches of US government. ‘If Americans only took time to do the proper research and find out just how deep this infiltration into our govt is it would just frighten you!’
So we have a Muslim president that’s destroying the country with his (pen and phone), and he’s got his counterparts set up all over our government. This is not just Obama, this is a well thought out plan to, as the Muslim Brotherhood has already declared, DESTROY AMERICA FROM WITHIN!
They are winning folks! People have got to wake up here, but sadly most still can’t believe it can happen to the most powerful country in the world. This type of denial displays the utmost ignorance of history!******** “
Vote for Trump America! We have to put an end to this BS ASAP!
Traitorous is one argument…But really…Inbred and redneck?..Really?…Low info man…Most of the Federal Army was a steady stream of low class immigrants..Lincoln was desperate after the repetitiously azz whippin’s from fine bred southern field grade officers and led men…Guess you Yankees just can’t shoot….You sure the hell don’t know how to vote either…..lol…
Our history is what built this country and it can’t be charged
I am suprised BHO did not remove the American flag