tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222748983475804987.post2425316968459040864..comments2023-10-03T07:42:28.801-04:00Comments on the third place: Confederate Patriotism?Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04792350641548495910noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222748983475804987.post-74326729770757898892008-07-16T09:24:00.000-04:002008-07-16T09:24:00.000-04:00interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing. :)your d...interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing. :)<BR/><BR/>your doritos comment made me smile--i actually missed them when i was in czech as well. funny the little things that can make us happy when we're out of our element!phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298617027028266902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222748983475804987.post-48269755714419690332008-07-15T11:20:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:20:00.000-04:00Email me @ mmcgarv1529@earthlink.net.Email me @ mmcgarv1529@earthlink.net.Mike McGarveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396764906271249615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222748983475804987.post-37355388295230052932008-07-14T14:48:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:48:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comments guys. I just had a convers...Thanks for the comments guys. I just had a conversation with someone I work with - about this topic - and he said for a southerner, the confederate flag isn't about race, but about southern pride and independence. He said the real reason the Civil War started was for economic reasons - but the south’s economics rest on the sweaty, scarred backs of black slaves - so racism and inhumane treatment of slaves was the backdrop of our Civil War.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792350641548495910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222748983475804987.post-58704046850286706592008-07-14T14:37:00.001-04:002008-07-14T14:37:00.001-04:00I'm pretty sure you get the whole puzzle, they're ...I'm pretty sure you get the whole puzzle, they're the ones missing pieces - a few crayons short of a box, a few fries short of a happy meal.<BR/>Of course that is stereotypical - but we have stereotypes for a reason right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222748983475804987.post-46557510592721265312008-07-14T14:37:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:37:00.000-04:00Thank you!!! Thank you for posting this! I feel ex...Thank you!!! Thank you for posting this! I feel exactly the same way, and I don't think I would have been able to word it this way... <BR/><BR/>I really feel that the ideals behind the confederate flag have been glorified too much, this whole 'Get R Done' business frustrates me to no end. I understand that people like to be proud of their culture, but shouldn't they pick something that doesn't represent the negativity that the confederate flag stands for? <BR/><BR/>thanks again! i love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com