Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 8, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > but what does it mean if people in the States show it today? It means a number of different things to different groups of people. I was born and reared in the Southern United States, and when I was in the 6th and 7th grades, the Confederate Battle Flag was still displayed in our classrooms, and we sang, every morning a song called "Dixie." It was, I think, a way of affirming an allegiance to a long- lost past, a past that was still revered and honored by many older people, whose memories of their grandparents went back to the Civil War, or the War between the States, as it was also called. My maternal Grandfather still recalled his families losses during that war, and recalled them with bitterness. For many now, it is something different, I suspect. It has come to be used as a means of affirming allegiance to a particular lifestyle, which could be called "redneck." It is also used as a way of affirming the individual's right to total independence and individual liberty, as in the right to bear arms, as is indicated in Tina's photo. It is also used by folk who are racial segregationists, or, to put it bluntly, racists. Others on the list can probably add more to this. Peace, Ken ----------------------------------- The Rev. Kenneth Frazier Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ Current Leica Photography (PAW): http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r Current Medium Format Photos: http://tinyurl.com/bjvfn