Most Damage?

The more things change, the more things stay the same. And for that matter, the issue of the Confederate Flag is making headlines again. You know we used to laugh at the "Scarlet O'Hara" line of "The Souf shall rise ahgain." Hell its been over 140 years ago that the South did surrender in the American Civil War and yet here in 2006 we're talking about a flag, that represented the Southern states in that war.

Here's my position, realizing that the flag's history was tarnished by a few a-holes, who decided to put on sheets and pillow cases and become America's first terrorists. And let's not forget about a few a-holes who decide to follow the sick doctrine of some nut case in Germany. It's safe to say the flag has shown up in areas where it should not have been. I mean lets look at it, whats the difference between the flag we pledge allegiance to and the Confederate Flag. My opinion is, nothing. Both are red, white and blue with stars. Each star represents a state, so there is similarity to them. Lets go a little deeper, Which flag representing the new United States was flying on the coast of Africa? I believe that would be the Ol Glory. Which flag was present when the constitution was written? Ol' Glory. Which flag was present during the 100 years of segregation? Ol' Glory. So it seems to me that the American flag has done more damage than the confederate flag and yet no-one is crying to take that flag down. When was the last time you seen someone burn a confederate flag in protest? I mean if the confederate flag is supposed to represent "bad america," doesn't it make sense to burn the confederate flag since it represents one of the negative about this country?

Another thing about this protest is that the NAACP is making this a huge issue. I'm not going to go over other issues they could be tackling. I wonder if anyone knows that there are members of the Son of Confederate, who are black? These men fought in the Civil War in what ever capacity. Why? because like black men who fought in every American War, they were fighting for their people, freedom and a better life for their families. In the Civil War, blacks on both sides were promised a better tomorrow if they fought for the cause of that day. One side lost and the promissory note of basic civil rights came with a caveat for the victors. The caveat was "equal but separate." So who did more damage?


Note of Interest:
Source: Wikipedia
African Americans in the Confederate Military

Due to the controversial nature of the subject and the poor quality of surviving records, the service of African Americans in the Confederate military is contentious. One estimate by Ed Smith of American University suggests that between 60,000 and 93,000 blacks, both slave and free, served in the confederate military in some capacity, however the vast majority of these were likely teamsters, cooks, musicians, and hospital attendants. [2],
For most of the war the Confederate Government prohibited the enlistment of African Americans as armed soldiers in the national army. The Confederate Congress authorized salaries for black musicians in 1862, stating "whenever colored persons are employed as musicians in any regiment or company, they shall be entitled to the same pay now allowed by law to musicians regularly enlisted."
Some individual states in the confederacy permitted free blacks to enlist as soldiers in their state militias. The first to do so was Tennessee, which passed a law on June 21, 1861 authorizing the recruitment of state militia units composed of "free persons of color" between the ages of 15 and 50. Louisiana, which had a sizable free black population, followed suit and assembled the all-black 1st Louisiana Native Guard. This regiment was later forced to disband in February, 1962 when the state legislature passed a law in January, 1862, that reorganized the militia by conscripting “all the free white males capable of bearing arms… irrespective of nationality”. The regiment was reformed as the first all-black Union regiment the following September.
Alabama authorized the enlistment of "mixed blood" creoles in 1862 for a state militia unit in Mobile.[3] In January, 1864, General Patrick Cleburne and several other Confederate officers in the Army of the Tennessee proposed using slaves as soldiers in the national army since the Union was using black troops. Cleburne recommended offering slaves their freedom if they fought and survived. Confederate President Jefferson Davis refused to consider Cleburne's proposal and forbade further discussion of the idea. The concept, however, did not die. By the fall of 1864, the South was losing more and more ground, and some believed that only by arming the slaves could defeat be averted. On January 11, 1865 General Robert E. Lee wrote the Confederate Congress urging them to arm and enlist black slaves in exchange for their freedom. On March 13, the Confederate Congress passed General Order 14, and President Davis signed the order into law. The order was issued March 23, 1865, but only a few African American companies were raised, and the war ended before they could be used in battle. Two companies were armed and drilled in the streets of Richmond, Virginia shortly before the besieged southern capital fell. One of the units accompanied General Lee's retreat toward Appomattox and fought at the battle of Amelia, Virginia two days before Lee's surrender.