They probably wouldn't recognize the Stars and Bars. I don't disagree. Ironically, the Battle Flag should be _less_ offensive, not more. But things didn't work out that way. This is going to be a problem for Dodge next year as well, as there will be much demand for one of their new models to come with a Battle Flag on the roof, mostly from people too ignorant to recall what it signifies beyond Bo and Luke Duke.
-Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > I stand corrected, I did not realize that the South had adopted a > variation of it's battle flag as a national flag. I therefore withdraw > my statement. I find any flag dedicated to the destruction of the > Union, and the preservation of slavery an abomination. Happy now? > Though I still doubt than most Americans would recognize the original > Stars and Bars if they saw one. > > Adam Maas wrote: > >>Which of those? There were at least 3 official flags, and two variants of the >>better-known battle flag. >> >>-Adam >> >> >>P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> >>>Which confederate flag. The official flag, or the battle flag, (which >>>never had an official standing, as far as I know), but was used to >>>minimize confusion between the "Stars and Stripes" and the "Stars and >>>Bars"). I doubt most minorities would even recognize the "Stars and >>>Bars", which as a "Yankee" I would find much more offensive. >>> >>>Christian wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>David Savage wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Depends which flag & where the fence or building is located. >>>>> >>>>>I imagine the Confederate flag in a "minority" neighbourhood would be >>>>>considered disrespectful. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>How about flying over the capitol building of a State? (especially when >>>>that capital was the capital of the Confederate States? (I really don't >>>>understand Virginia... and I work there) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
