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[jwlee01 at gmail.com (John Lee)]

In 5 years' time, on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War,
there will a big resurgence of the Confederate battle flag -
the Stars and Bars, but it is not the flag of the Confederate
States of America.

-- John


On 1/8/06, Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 8, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote:
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> > 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
>
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