Ryotsu
Active Member
...aside from the ridiculous and unneeded addition of a symbol to the top of the car which speaks of a time in our past when about 10% of our current population (much higher in those days) was looked at as something less than human and could be bartered and sold as property. I saw the still above of the General Lee with the stars & bars (intentionally left non-capitalized) emblazoned across the top and cringed. It's an unnecessary symbol of a time we would all be better off remembering only as a dark point in our country's past and leaving it as that. To celebrate it is insulting not only to the aforementioned 10% of our population, but also to those who can see the symbolism it carries and can understand the distaste they may possess for it.
Saying that people who have a problem with it are racists is akin to calling the cities of Austin or San Francisco homophobic, or citing Israel as anti-Semitic. It's a poor comparison and one which raises many flags about your own beliefs and rationale behind posting. If you're going to argue with something, find some logic which will not make you look like a complete douche. As it stands, you're as misguided and ridiculous as the African-American in Asheville, North Carolina, who salutes the Confederacy every day, and I hope that other people in this forum will join me in chastising you for putting forth such a demeaning opinion.
I don't live in the south, but from what I've heard and seen, most people there see it as a symbol of state's rights. It was the flag of a rebel nation, which probably held great appeal for the Dukes of Hazard, not because they were racist, but because they too were rebels. It is associated with racism, yes, and I certainly think of it as something very closely related to racism, but a lot of people don't see it that way. I'm totally fine with the General Lee, seeing as the flag isn't there to represent white superiority, but rebelliousness instead. If that flag only flew as a symbol of racism, it would have been retired to the history museums long ago.
The vikings were cool, most people will agree. But most people will also agree that they were a bunch of thugs and serial rapists, which isn't cool. I'm not saying that the Confederacy was cool, but some people found the idea of a rebel nation somewhat romantic, even though they distain its racist policies.
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