Uninvited (again), please allow an outsider to throw four cents in.

Posted by Operator Jake from 206-13-102-132.ded.pacbell.net (206.13.102.132) on Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 3:48pm :

In Reply to: Of course you can do that... posted by Brett Maverick Lambert from aig65386y28se.ab.hsia.telus.net (142.179.240.87) on Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 2:36pm :

Two for one side and two for the other.
Okay, I'll start for Brett. The Klan was formed shortly after the war, and although much of the credit goes to Confederate hero General Forrest, it was quite a lot of southerners. The main intent at the time wasn't the spread of hate, but it was a political action intended to scare republicans from voting. This just happened to include terrorizing the newly-freed African-Americans.
The Klan as we know it reappeared sometime in the 1910's, presumably during the first World War, and then sort of disappeared again. They came back again in full swing after WWII, waving around "the stars and bars" for the first time in one of their marches.
Blame these pr*cks for the misuse.
For this reason, I do have to agree with you. I'm not a big fan of what the flag has been made to represent, in that sense. I resent the fact that it has been embraced by hate groups, and at the risk of being passionate again, I still feel that the Pope would forgive me when I say that I don't believe there is such a thing as "overkill" for some people.
To Fedora, and I hope that it won't change your feelings toward me any, I was born as yankee as they come. But I know plenty of folks who fly the flag for the right reasons, and I respect that. My mother is an American Civil War fanatic, and has always been sort of a "closet Confederate." When she first joined a re-enactment group a few years back, she put herself in with the First Virginia volunteers.
As she said, great folks, but rascist as all get-out. She left shortly thereafter, and has settled down with a Pennsylvania medical battery.
Okay, I guess that was a bad example. But from my time in service, I've met countless big-hearted southern boys who love to sport their bumper stickers and shirts that declare the flag as "Heritage, not Hatred."
And they've got all my love and support on that one.
Go easy on eachother. We're here for Indy, remember?
Let's be careful out there.

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Thanks for the info... - Brett Maverick Lambert 8:53pm 04/07/2002

Good point.... - Fedora 5:08pm 04/07/2002

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: Two for one side and two for the other. : Okay, I'll start for Brett. The Klan was formed shortly after the war, and although much of the credit goes to Confederate hero General Forrest, it was quite a lot of southerners. The main intent at the time wasn't the spread of hate, but it was a political action intended to scare republicans from voting. This just happened to include terrorizing the newly-freed African-Americans. : The Klan as we know it reappeared sometime in the 1910's, presumably during the first World War, and then sort of disappeared again. They came back again in full swing after WWII, waving around "the stars and bars" for the first time in one of their marches. : Blame these pr*cks for the misuse. : For this reason, I do have to agree with you. I'm not a big fan of what the flag has been made to represent, in that sense. I resent the fact that it has been embraced by hate groups, and at the risk of being passionate again, I still feel that the Pope would forgive me when I say that I don't believe there is such a thing as "overkill" for some people. : To Fedora, and I hope that it won't change your feelings toward me any, I was born as yankee as they come. But I know plenty of folks who fly the flag for the right reasons, and I respect that. My mother is an American Civil War fanatic, and has always been sort of a "closet Confederate." When she first joined a re-enactment group a few years back, she put herself in with the First Virginia volunteers. : As she said, great folks, but rascist as all get-out. She left shortly thereafter, and has settled down with a Pennsylvania medical battery. : Okay, I guess that was a bad example. But from my time in service, I've met countless big-hearted southern boys who love to sport their bumper stickers and shirts that declare the flag as "Heritage, not Hatred." : And they've got all my love and support on that one. : Go easy on eachother. We're here for Indy, remember? : Let's be careful out there.

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