Today’s Thought “You Can’t Play With My Ball!” G. Ward

 

“If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.” Romans 12:18

 

 

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (CS) or the Confederacy, was a government set up in 1861 by seven slave states (i.e. states which permitted slavery) of the Lower South that had declared their secession from the United States following the November 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. Those seven states created a "confederacy" in February 1861 before Lincoln took office in March. After war began in April, four states of the Upper South also declared their secession and were admitted to the Confederacy. The Confederacy later accepted two additional states as members (Missouri and Kentucky) although neither officially declared secession nor was ever controlled by Confederate forces (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

 

For me, the Confederate Flag is offensive. For the Sons of Confederate Veterans it’s symbolic to their heritage. Remarkably, it’s the heritage for many Blacks who witnessed harassment from racist factions (who at the time of their tyranny carried this rebel flag); up to lynching many Blacks, while their last view was this rebel flag (ask Emmitt Till…). Some Jews in the days of Hitler abhorred the sign of the cross, because many oppressors utilized this tremendous symbol while seeking to annihilate them.

 In my family heritage (because I’m Black), we were without potential as secessionists, because we were regarded as property without last names. Commerce was the driving force of these secessionists while claiming a love for God and Country. Totally captivated by free labor (i.e. slavery), secessionists thought of themselves as innocuously defending their brutal disenfranchisement of other human beings (while creating great wealth for themselves). Today’s Sons of Confederate Veterans boldly defend their heritage by comparatively dichotomizing the Confederate Flag against February’s Black History Month Celebration. Well, Sons of the Confederacy, please forgive the populous in recognizing Blacks for their contribution to these UNITED States (particularly considering very little is taught about it vs. American (White) History). One month’s celebration may preclude journalistic sensationalist’s (i.e. mass media) opportunity to highlight Blacks as welfare recipients who refuse to work and lack educational aptitude to achieve anything. Feeling very militant on today, gregory.

Happy Thursday!