(July 9, 2015 at 5:29 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:(July 9, 2015 at 5:20 pm)Dystopia Wrote: Hey Americans what's the big deal about this flag? Is it a symbol of imperialism or something? Weren't the States a confederation before becoming by mutual consent a federation?
It's the battle standard for states which seceded in defense of a state's right to maintain the legal chattel slavery of black Americans.
Well, yes that is only partially true. Most confederates did not own slaves. That was relegated to a smaller, wealthy minority. Most Confederates fought to uphold their bible beliefs, that "if god said slavery is ok, then enslaving people that you feel racially superior to is a god given right." It was over the bible that "Son fought against son" not over politics or "state's rights."
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