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Re: South Carolina and the Confederate Flag

David, As far as I know I was the only member of this board who spent the past week in Charleston and Columbia.

What the media was telling you was not the entire truth in my opinion. Charleston, SC was a powder keg close to being ignited. It would not have taken much but thank God nothing happened. Both hate groups from both races were there and I am not including the SCV as a hate group. People from across the nation were there sort of like Ferguson, Missouri but without the riots and violence. The number of people there was unreal.

State Senator Pinckney from all accounts was a peace loving and religious man however he had advocated in removing the CBF from the State Grounds. Unfortunately he was one of the nine who were murdered. During his viewing at the State Capitol his hearse was brought by horse and wagon. I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional but his hearse passed right by the CBF.

A man was selling Confederate flags in Summerville, just outside of Charleston and a news crew tried to interview him. He threw up his hands in front of the camera and every other word was a curse word.

From my understanding the National SCV had requested a gag order for all SCV camps for a couple of days but at least one camp or camps went ahead and gave a speech on Thursday. As the television media camera zoomed in on their SCV patches and faces some of the members seemed to hide their faces or had sun glasses on. However most stood at attention while the commander spoke. While I do not recall his exact words I will paraphrase what I remembered most. "If the murderer wants a Civil War he has achieved his goal."

One television reporter ask a white politician in Columbia what he thought. He told the reporter the group at the Church should have charged the gun man all at the same time and lives would have been saved. One of the victims was a 87 year old lady. He later tried to apologize for his remarks.

In the meantime I had a friend tell me that people with pick-up trucks were honking their horns and waving CBF's in Gainesville, Georgia. General Longstreet is buried at the Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville.

It does sadden me that some people refer to the southern soldier as a traitor and even a Nazi. It's an insult that does not sit well with me. Both sides need to be more respectful. By definition the soldiers of 76' were also traitors but we would rather call them patriots which I agree they were. So too was the Confederate soldier who went to war to defend his families and homes from invasion. When Lee surrendered he also surrendered the dead and all became Americans once again. I often wonder what part of the word American some people don't understand.

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