I've read that the South was much more representative of the Scots-Irish than was the North.
I wonder where they got the idea for the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Posted on 07/10/2018 1:13:07 PM PDT by Eddie01
Following the social unrest over Confederate flags, statues and symbols in 2015, a lot of southerners and their supporters around the country were rather unhappy with the results. (Regular readers already know you can count me among their ranks.) One of the most high-profile battles in that struggle took place at the capitol in South Carolina. There, the Confederate Battle Flag was finally lowered for the last time on July 10th of that year.
Now, three years later, the flag is flying again… at least for a few hours. Some sons (and daughters) of the South are raising a temporary flagpole to fly the colors as a reminder that they are still there and not going away any time soon. (Associated Press)
The South Carolina Secessionist Party says it will fly the Confederate flag on a temporary pole for several hours Tuesday.
The day marks the third anniversary of the state removing the Confederate flag that flew on a pole on the Statehouse front lawn for 15 years. Lawmakers’ decision was prompted by the killing of nine black worshippers in a racist attack at a Charleston church.
Three years ago when that flag and its pole were brought down I wrote a lengthy essay on the value of tradition and southern culture and how the forces of political correctness had abducted the flag for their own purposes. That essay wound up resulting in one of the largest floods of emails I’d ever received, primarily from southerners who seemed amazed that a born and bred Yankee like me could actually “get it” and expressing their gratitude. My opinion on the subject hasn’t changed since then.
I do want to bring up a few points about the folks organizing this event, however. I wasn’t previously familiar with them. The group raising the flag is the South Carolina Secessionist Party and they plan to keep repeating this demonstration every year on July 10th “so a year won’t pass without the Confederate flag flying.”
I looked into the SCCP’s website to learn more about them and found a few surprises. First of all, they’re a registered political party, albeit not one of the larger ones. If you read the various planks in their platform, you’ll find some predictably conservative views. They stand up for southern traditions and values. They’re pro-life, in favor of entitlement reform, opposed to political correctness and against racial discrimination. They support school choice, the Second Amendment and strong borders. In short, this could be the “about” page for any number of conservative think tanks around the country.
Do you know what the one thing they don’t seem to mention is? Secession. There’s not a single thing I could find on their website about seceding from the nation. (Well… aside from the word being in their name and all.) Actually, they just seem to want to improve and defend South Carolina as part of the United States. So what’s with the name? People not wanting to secede but calling themselves the Secessionist Party seems like founding a beagle rescue group aimed at people who don’t own or particularly like beagles.
All jokes aside, best of luck to them. Fly the flag and stand for the goodness, pride and traditions of the South, ladies and gentlemen.
Confederate Flag To Fly Once Again At South Carolina Capital For a Few Hours
Will that be long enough to bring the mal contents and rabble rousers out of the woodwork?
Nice !
This is good news - good news indeed.
My friends have regarded Southern Georgia/Northern Florida as the ‘true South’, as anything north has been tainted with Yankees.
I always knew in my heart that the great state of South Carolina would rise again to preserve the honor that the Southern heritage deserves.
One can hope.
this was a few years ago at the 135 anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Chancellorsville. I took a hit early and left the battlefield. The battle ended soon and a Confederate unit was marching the on road past me.
I shouted to them “It’s Miller time.” The Reb Lieutenant shouted back, “Not in our camp, Guinness & Tullamore Dew”.
I was a thirsty Yankee Capt. at the time, and asked if they would take me as a prisoner of war. We laughed, asked what unit, he replied 5th Alabama, where fromd, his reply, Boston Massachusetts. He asked me the same questions, my answer 79th New York, Norfolk Virginia. We both laughed and he said there was something wrong with that picture.
“The Reb Lieutenant shouted back, “Not in our camp, Guinness & Tullamore Dew”.
LOL-—That is what is known as a CLUE.
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I didn’t know there was a SCSP... interesting....
“Nikki’s gonna get picky when she finds out.”
Exactly. I was disgusted with her when she caved in to the wishes of people who insist on removing all symbols of America’s past history.
I was very interested in seeing how South Carolina voters responded to her interjecting herself into the middle of this issue.
I was thinking she would lose the governorship over this. Of course Trump came along and tossed her a bone.
I've read that the South was much more representative of the Scots-Irish than was the North.
I wonder where they got the idea for the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia?
had heard that also. Mostly in the mountains of Western NC and GA. Not strong supporters of the Confederate cause though. They were very adept at lynching and tar & feathering Confederate draft officials. Seems like that was a problem up North, same fate awaited some draft officials in the mountains of Pennsylvania.
A lot less than the connection between mosques and incidents of Islamic terrorism.
she lost my vote forever.
Amen. The Battle Flag never should have been removed. Nor should any of the statues. We cannot allow PC Revisionists to re-write history in order to suit their political dogma.
I fly that one. STUPIDS think it is Texas or Puerto Rico
Good riddance to her; don’t you agree!
I have no doubt that Nimrata Haley and Lindsey Graham are having conniption fits over this.
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