Greetings and Salutations,
Since I'm in the writing mood, I decided to talk about this flag that has so many people fired up. (Plus the last post was more of a statement than a blog but...meh *shrug*)
Shortly after the Charleston Tragedy, there has been growing arguments about banning the Confederate Flag in state government facilities, national parks, Walmart, Amazon, hell...EVERYWHERE. Is it a part of history? Maybe. Is it a symbol of hate used by groups like the KKK? Definitely. So what does it mean to me?
Since announcements poured in that made intentions known to stop the sale of the flags, sales have risen drastically. Amazon reports 2000% increase alone. Similar to the Prohibition days of alcohol in the 30's. The 18th amendment stopped the sale of alcohol yet it didn't quail anyone's desire to drink alcohol. Instead the alcohol business went underground and became a huge underworld industry. And as a result brought a certain individual to notoriety...Al Capone.
Attitudes need to change. The flag didn't kill those 9 church going individuals in Charleston. The flag didn't hang and torture thousands of African Americans since the 1890's. The flag didn't create stereotypes, fear, and hate. People's attitudes and actions did. There's where the fight is people. Not the flag. Changing the attitudes and actions of hateful people is the enemy...not a dumb ass flag!!!
Those are just my thoughts...right or wrong...just what I was feeling at the time.
Since I'm in the writing mood, I decided to talk about this flag that has so many people fired up. (Plus the last post was more of a statement than a blog but...meh *shrug*)
Shortly after the Charleston Tragedy, there has been growing arguments about banning the Confederate Flag in state government facilities, national parks, Walmart, Amazon, hell...EVERYWHERE. Is it a part of history? Maybe. Is it a symbol of hate used by groups like the KKK? Definitely. So what does it mean to me?
This...
Yeah...that's it. The Dukes of Hazzard. The flag is simply a symbol. A symbol means different things to individuals. Symbols mean nothing if you remove the power from them. The flag is not the problem. The problem is the attitudes.
Since announcements poured in that made intentions known to stop the sale of the flags, sales have risen drastically. Amazon reports 2000% increase alone. Similar to the Prohibition days of alcohol in the 30's. The 18th amendment stopped the sale of alcohol yet it didn't quail anyone's desire to drink alcohol. Instead the alcohol business went underground and became a huge underworld industry. And as a result brought a certain individual to notoriety...Al Capone.
So what do you think the ban sales of Confederate Flags will do????
Attitudes need to change. The flag didn't kill those 9 church going individuals in Charleston. The flag didn't hang and torture thousands of African Americans since the 1890's. The flag didn't create stereotypes, fear, and hate. People's attitudes and actions did. There's where the fight is people. Not the flag. Changing the attitudes and actions of hateful people is the enemy...not a dumb ass flag!!!
Those are just my thoughts...right or wrong...just what I was feeling at the time.
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