-Caveat Lector-
{{Well, as long as it keeps Jesse and the other Limousine
Liberals in cash, it is a good scam. I can't help but
wonder where the outrage at the war crimes
committed against the civilian population of the South is,
however. By today's standards, the starvation and
destruction of homes, etc.would equal war crimes of mass
proportion. The stated object was to "break the spirit" of
the civilian population by whatever means necessary. But
this was a "good" thing to do? These people did not strive
to overthrow the government and just wanted out of a Union
they saw as corrupt. Why are statues of war criminals like
Sherman left all over the country as a tribute to the
horrific treatment of unarmed civilian populations comprised
largely of women, children and the elderly and the ill
because the male populations was engaged elsewhere in
battle? Our cemeteries tell a tragic tale of more deaths
among the civilian population than the army but nobody
cares. And if they said they were fighting for States
Rights, how can others determine better that for which they
fought? So Confederate flags must go but statues of murders
of civilians are grand. Just revise history to fit the
current need and everybody adjust accordingly. Ah, to the
victor and all of this I
guess. AKE}}
How the Democrats made loving Dixie a
> hate
> > > crime
> > >
> > >
> > > > -Caveat Lector-
> > > >
> > > > ~~for educational purposes only~~
> > > > [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107]
> > > >
> > > > How the Democrats made loving Dixie a hate crime
> > > > Robert Stacy McCain
> > > >
> > > > When he was the governor of Arkansas only two
decades
> > > > ago, Bill Clinton routinely issued proclamations,
with
> > > > the usual rhetorical flourishes, commemorating the
> > > > birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.
> > > >
> > > > So did the governors of other states once part of
the
> > > > Confederacy, and tributes to Southern valor and
> courage
> > > > in the service of "the Lost Cause" were no more
> > > > controversial than proclamations of Mother's Day,
> > > > Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July.
> > > >
> > > > But such tributes to Confederate heritage held in
> > > > reverence by millions of Southerners and other
> > > > Americans are now political dynamite. Two of
> > > > President-elect George W. Bush's Cabinet nominees
> > > > are under attack this week, not only for their
stance
> > > > on policy issues, but for sympathetic remarks toward
> > > > the Confederacy.
> > > >
> > > > In recent years, opponents have made a political
issue
> > > > of the Confederate battle flag. The familiar St.
> > Andrew's
> > > > Cross in red, white and blue was for decades an
> artifact
> > > > of amiable tourist kitsch, displayed on shelves
beside
> > > > pecan rolls, corncob pipes and plastic alligators in
> > > > gift shops and restaurants along highways to
Florida,
> > > > the Mississippi coast and other Dixie resorts.
> > > >
> > > > Long-haired motorcyclists displayed the Confederate
> > > > colors to proclaim their rebellion against "square"
> > > > society. In the 1970s, Southern rock group Lynyrd
> > > > Skynyrd toured the nation, taking the stage lavished
> > > > with an enormous Confederate battle flag backdrop,
> while
> > > > TV's "Dukes of Hazzard" showcased Bo and Luke Duke
as
> > > > they raced down country roads in their souped-up
Dodge
> > > > Charger, nicknamed "General Lee," with the flag
> > > > emblazoned on its roof.
> > > >
> > > > "Back as late as 1986, nobody complained about
> > Confederate
> > > > symbols at all," recalls P. Charles Lunsford,
> president
> > > > of the Heritage Preservation Association, an Atlanta
> > > > group that defends Confederate history.
> > > >
> > > > So how and why has it become a hate crime to whistle
> > > "Dixie"?
> > > >
> > > > "I think it represents a hole in our education,"
says
> > > > Walter E. Williams, chairman of the economics
> department
> > > > at Virginia's George Mason University and a
nationally
> > > > syndicated columnist who writes frequently on race
and
> > > > politics. He blames "political opportunism" for the
> > > > crusade against Confederate remembrance.
> > > >
> > > > "People are associating the War Between the States
as
> > > > solely motivated by slavery," says Mr. Williams, a
> black
> > > > scholar who argues that the 1861-1865 conflict "was
> > > > more of a states' rights issue than a slavery
issue."
> > > >
> > > > Thomas J. DiLorenzo, an economics professor at
Loyola
> > > > University in Baltimore who has written extensively
on
> > > > Civil War history, agrees. Left-wing groups
"insinuate
> > > > that if someone even mentions the word
'Confederacy,'"
> > > > he says, "they're somehow secretly in favor of
> slavery.
> > > >
> > > > "It's absolutely crazy. It's an act of desperation
on
> > > > the part of the left."
> > > >
> > > > The left is now using the Confederacy as a weapon
> > against
> > > > Mr. Bush's Cabinet nominees.
> > > >
> > > > Opponents of former Sen. John Ashcroft of Missouri,
> the
> > > > nominee for attorney general whose Senate
confirmation
> > > > hearing begins today, criticize his 1998 interview
in
> > > > which he praised Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and
> > > > Stonewall Jackson as "Southern patriots."
> > > >
> > > > Gale A. Norton, Mr. Bush's nominee for interior
> > secretary,
> > > > has drawn fire for a 1996 speech in which she said
> > > > proponents of states' rights under the 10th
Amendment
> > > > "lost too much" as a result of the defeat of the
South
> > > > in 1865.
> > > >
> > > > Chairman Julian Bond of the National Association for
> the
> > > > Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) says Mrs.
> Norton's
> > > > remarks "exhibited a wanton insensitivity toward
> slavery
> > > > and its descendants."
> > > >
> > > > In the past decade, elements of Southern history
> > > represented
> > > > by symbols such as the Confederate flag and by
> > sentimental
> > > > songs like "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" have
gone
> > > > from regional culture to national controversy.
> > > >
> > > > In 1993, Carol Moseley-Braun, then a Democratic
> senator
> > > > from Illinois, persuaded the U.S. Senate to deny
> renewal
> > > > of a patent on the century-old emblem of the United
> > > > Daughters of the Confederacy.
> > > >
> > > > The Confederate flag became a presidential issue in
> the
> > > > Republican primary in South Carolina last winter.
Sen.
> > > > John McCain of Arizona, who called the flag "a
symbol
> > > > of racism and slavery," was defeated in that key
> contest
> > > > by Mr. Bush, who declined to describe his view of
the
> > flag
> > > > but insisted that South Carolinians had the right to
> > > > decide whether they should honor the flag and if so,
> > > > how. Under pressure from an NAACP boycott, South
> > > Carolina's
> > > > Legislature took the flag from its standard above
the
> > > > Statehouse in July. But the NAACP vowed to continue
> the
> > > > boycott, upset because the Legislature voted to move
> the
> > > > flag to a place of honor at a Confederate monument
on
> > > > the Statehouse grounds.
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Bush ordered two plaques commemorating the
> > Confederacy
> > > > removed from the Texas Supreme Court building in
> Austin.
> > > > Mississippi's legislature voted last week to hold a
> > > > referendum on the Confederate emblem in its state
> flag,
> > > > and Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes is trying to avoid a
> replay
> > > > of the 1992-1993 struggle over that state's flag,
> which
> > > > also incorporates the familiar St. Andrew's Cross.
> Some
> > > > critics have grumbled about a single star on the
> > Arkansas
> > > > state flag, which commemorates the state's
membership
> in
> > > > the Confederacy.
> > > >
> > > > Hostility to Southern symbols even has led to
criminal
> > > > attacks. A year ago, an outdoor mural portraying Lee
> was
> > > > the target of an arson attack in Richmond. In 1995,
a
> > > > 19-year-old Kentuckian, Michael Westerman, was shot
to
> > > > death by a black teen-ager who was offended by a
> > > > Confederate flag on Mr. Westerman's truck.
> > > >
> > > > The change in sentiment toward the flag began in the
> > > > 1980s when a professor at the University of
> Mississippi
> > > > helped organize student protests against the
> > university's
> > > > use of Confederate symbols "Dixie" as the school's
> > > > fight song, the battle flag and a "Colonel Reb"
> > > > mascot at sporting events.
> > > >
> > > > The NAACP then took up the fight. At its national
> > > > convention in 1991, the NAACP adopted a resolution
> > > > denouncing the Confederate battle flag as an "ugly
> > > > symbol of idiotic white supremacy" and "an odious
> > > > blight upon the universe," and pledged the
> organization
> > > > to "the removal of the Confederate flag from all
> public
> > > > properties."
> > > >
> > > > John White, a spokesman for the NAACP, says the
> > > > Baltimore-based organization opposes Confederate
> > displays
> > > > only on public property, not by private citizens.
But
> he
> > > > acknowledges the NAACP's role in promoting
opposition
> to
> > > > symbols of the Old South.
> > > >
> > > > "The Confederacy has always been an issue," Mr.
White
> > > > says, "just like the Ku Klux Klan and other
proponents
> > of
> > > > racism and slavery." The Klan, in fact, not only
> > > > incorporates the flag as its symbol, but the
Christian
> > > > cross, familiar to black as well as white
> church-goers.
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Lunsford, of the Atlanta heritage organization,
> > > > accuses the NAACP of attempting "to eradicate every
> > > > vestige of the Old South" and promoting racial
> > animosity.
> > > > "The NAACP has created a campaign of hatred, bigotry
> and
> > > > oppression against all things Southern," he says.
> "They
> > > > are trying to convince their people to hate us, and
> it's
> > > > having some effect. . . . It's getting pretty
nasty."
> > > >
> > > > The NAACP has other critics, including conservative
> > > > activist David Horowitz, who says the group has
become
> > > > "a defamation and shakedown operation" in recent
> years.
> > > >
> > > > "If you are a corporation, they will accuse you of
> being
> > > > racist and stick their hands in your pockets as far
as
> > > > they can go," says Mr. Horowitz, a prominent '60s
> > radical
> > > > leftist who now heads the Center for the Study of
> > Popular
> > > > Culture.
> > > >
> > > > "If you are a political opponent, they will tar and
> > > > feather you until you bleed or fall," Mr. Horowitz
> says.
> > > > "The Confederacy is just one of the red herrings
they
> > > > use to keep themselves in business."
> > > >
> > > > Sympathetic media coverage has fueled the attack on
> > > > Southern symbols. A database search by The
Washington
> > > > Times found that three major newspapers the New York
> > > > Times, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times
> > > > reported just five Confederate flag-related
stories
> > > > in 1992, but 283 such stories last year.
> > > >
> > > > Similarly, three newsmagazines Time, Newsweek and
> U.S.
> > > > News & World Report printed 12 stories focusing on
the
> > > > Confederate flag in 1999 and 2000. A decade earlier,
> in
> > > > 1989 and '90, those magazines published only two
> stories
> > > > on the flag.
> > > >
> > > > Ward Connerly, the University of California regent
who
> > > > led the fight to end racial preferences in that
state,
> > > > says he finds it "debilitating" for black Americans
to
> > > > dwell on injustices in the distant past.
> > > >
> > > > "This preoccupation with the past and looking
through
> > > > the rearview mirror at America's history is
preventing
> > > > many black people from enjoying the present," he
says.
> > > > "Many are so concerned about slavery that they fail
to
> > > > appreciate the profound social changes that have
> > > > occurred in our nation."
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Connerly, who is black and who was born in
> Louisiana
> > > > during the Jim Crow era, adds: "Unfortunately,
people
> > > > like [the Rev.] Jesse Jackson and others don't want
> > > > blacks to enjoy life in America. They want them to
> > > > feel miserable."
> > > >
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