thinkahead
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Wed Nov-05-03 07:51 PM
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http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1512981&nav=0jshIwXPThe ASU chapter of the NAACP issued the following statement today regarding the controversy; "The Confederate flag was a symbol of the old South and its history. Today the south is not represented by that, however it encompasses rich heritage and gives glory to its diversity. To many, the flag is full of pride and honor. But, the question remains, how can you honor something which lacks the honor or exurberance on the lives and souls on which the South now embraces?"
Elsewhere at ASU, the Kappa Alpha fraternity, which is known for embracing its Southern heritage, also addressed the issue. Member John Walker said the fraternity is often wrongly accused of being racists, but he begs to differ. "We're really trying to work with this campus, mainly because we're looked on as being racist, but we're really not even close," said Walker.
And while the flags of the Confederacy represented a nation and government that allowed slavery, Honnoll had a parting thought. "It's hard for be to beleive the Confederate flag purely symbolizes hate and racism."
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JailBush
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Wed Nov-05-03 07:59 PM
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It is indeed tragic that the Confederate flag has become synonymous with the Swastika when it also represents something entirely different. Though the Civil War is popularly regarded as the war that ended slavery, it can also be seen as the war that gave rise to the "military-industrial" complex.
The motto "In God We Trust" first appeared on coins during or just before the Civil War. The war resulted in a much stronger federal government that used patriotism and religion to extract loyalty from students in the public schools that multiplied so rapidly after the war.
On a more trivial note, the Confederate flag - and Southern flags based on its design, even including Arkansas' - rank with the flags of Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico and Maryland as the most attractive and sensibly designed state flags.
I'm not saying minorities are wrong to hate the Confederate flag, because it also represents racism. I'm just saying its tragic that it bears that stain. If the Confederates had freed their slaves, then fought only to preserve their independence, the Confederate flag could fly with honor.
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