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Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2005
- Location
- Right here.
Kindly don't assume what is in the article, but instead read the full article before commenting.
Excerpt:
"Admittedly, I'm one of those people who long thought the flag dually represented the scourge of slavery, while separately it also stood for more innocuous, nonracial concepts, like rebellion, and states' rights.
"That was until renowned Civil War historian and attorney Gordon Rhea educated me while we were on a jury trial together. 'A host of reasons motivated Southerners of the Civil War era to become soldiers, including concepts of duty, honor, and manhood ... But by joining the Confederate war machine, all of them, irrespective of their personal motivations, advanced their nation's political agenda -- the perpetuation and territorial expansion of human bondage and the misery that it entailed.'
"Of course, telling the populace one thing to cover a war's true purpose is nothing new: whether it's states' rights or grainy photos of weapons of mass destruction, the government has been bamboozling citizens into war for centuries. But it appears that the South fought the Civil War for slavery, and that the Confederate flag represented that political mission."
More at: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/opinions/cevallos-confederate-flag/index.html
Excerpt:
"Admittedly, I'm one of those people who long thought the flag dually represented the scourge of slavery, while separately it also stood for more innocuous, nonracial concepts, like rebellion, and states' rights.
"That was until renowned Civil War historian and attorney Gordon Rhea educated me while we were on a jury trial together. 'A host of reasons motivated Southerners of the Civil War era to become soldiers, including concepts of duty, honor, and manhood ... But by joining the Confederate war machine, all of them, irrespective of their personal motivations, advanced their nation's political agenda -- the perpetuation and territorial expansion of human bondage and the misery that it entailed.'
"Of course, telling the populace one thing to cover a war's true purpose is nothing new: whether it's states' rights or grainy photos of weapons of mass destruction, the government has been bamboozling citizens into war for centuries. But it appears that the South fought the Civil War for slavery, and that the Confederate flag represented that political mission."
More at: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/opinions/cevallos-confederate-flag/index.html
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