Wow, I just found this thread and am amazed! Are we still fighting the civil war? That is really fascinating..I went to Charleston SC on business/pleasure and was absolutely charmed by it--but as a Yankee I was somewhat taken aback by the abundance of Confederate flags on the beautiful homes in the city. I am not used to seeing that; up north, if a yankee is sporting the stars and bars, he usually has a race issue. But I was told it was not like that in Charleston, it has to do with southern pride, not race. Trying not to sound like Rodney King here, but can we stick together against the common enemy who doesn't care if you're Billy Yank or Johnny Reb--the islamic hordes who will kill all of us if they could?
I'm a Yankee too.
There were bad things about the old South, but you (and others) nead to realize that there were also bad things about the old North. Unfortunately for those of us who believe in limited government (like Madison and Jefferson) the bad things from the old South are history, and for free people, at least, the bad things of the old North are much worse and live on.
ML/NJ
the battleflag is a reminder to every loyal southerner of the blood sacrifices of our ancestors during the War Between the States & our continuing battle for LIBERTY & self-determination. that is what our battleflag denotes.
btw, our battleflag is NOT the Stars & Bars! (the S&B was the 1st National flag of the CSA & looks NOTHING like our battleflag.)
free dixie,sw