Are these UDC members the white supremacists who put up all those racist monuments BLM has warned us about? How about those Confederate veterans above them? Some mighty desperate and despicable folks if you ask me.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

The Continuing War on the Confederacy: UDC, Texas, Confederate Holiday, Streets, Louisiana and Abolitionists

I do this blog to show that the attacks on the Confederacy are still continuing all over the place.  They are not reported in the news media for the most part except locally.  Believe me, this unwinnable fight is still going on even with the virus and winter

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JANUARY 23, 2021

**  United Daughters of the Confederacy takes possession of Confederate monument removed from Williamsburg park.  (Virginia.)

**  Texas lawmakers aim to get rid of 'Confederate Heroes Day.'

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JANUARY 24, 2021

**  Rename Baton Rouge's Confederate streets?  Commission says  educating on racism more important.  (Louisiana)

**  Opinion/Chaput:  A riotous insult to a famed abolitionist.  (Referring to the picture of "Confederate Flag Guy" at the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot. Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner.  Of course, it is my belief that the abolitionist played a huge role in the coming of the Civil War.)

--Old Secesh


Civil War II: Virginia, Mascot, Confederate Flags, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Monuments

JANUARY 27, 2021

**  Supervisors accept recommendation to move  Botetourt County's Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  Will be moved a few hundred yards away from the court house to the county history museum.  A very acceptable move in my opinion.  Put one on the Virginia score.

**  Colonels no more:  South Garland High School drops Confederate mascot, adopts new campus symbol.  (Texas.  Now the Titans.)

**  Bismarck School Board gets boundary update; student asks for Confederate flag ban.  (Bismarck, North Dakota.  A black student wants it banned.)

**  Confederate statue a step closer  to returning to Hemming family.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  The statue was removed at night as is so often the case.  It stood at what was known as Hemming Park in the city, donated by Charles Hemming.)

**  Statue of Confederate general in Dalton to be relocated after protests and counter protests.  (Georgia.  Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.)

**  Madison County not backing down in battle over Confederate monument removal.  (Huntsville, Alabama.)

**  States of America:  What does America do with its Confederate monuments.

--Old Sesh


Saturday, January 30, 2021

Texas Universities, Virginia, Georgia, Back in the Days, Heroes Day

JANUARY 26, 2021

**  Texas universities promise action  after summer's racial reckoning.  But they're still reluctant to shed Confederate relics.

**  Committee to offer  recommendation on Botetourt County Confederate monument.  (Virginia)

**  Controversial Confederate monument finds new home in storage unit.  (Lawrenceville, Georgia)

**  Activist who removed  Confederate flag from South Carolina State Capitol in 2015 to address URI community Feb. 2.  (Univ. of Rhode Island.  At the time, I thought this was absolutely horrible, but it pales compared to all the violence, rioting, looting, burning and hate crimes committed by BLM this past summer.)

**  ETX Covered:  Repealing Confederate Heroes Day.  (Texas)

**  Fate of Confederate general statue a priority in Rome as the city 's committees restart meetings.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh


The Second Civil War: Still Trump, 'Lost Cause', Hillbillies, Biden, Georgia, Alabama, Capitol Riot and Lee

JANUARY 25, 2021

**  Letter:  Ship Confederate statues to Mar-A-Lago's front lawn.

**  Are we witnessing the emergence of a new 'Lost Cause'?

**  Trump is threatening to form the Patriot Party.    That name has already been used -- by 'hillbilly socialists."  (From the nonpartisan Washington Post.  Yeah, you crackers.)

**  Will Biden be able to heal the US?

**  Confederate namesakes among Augusta issues lingering behind pandemic. (Georgia)

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JANUARY 26, 2021

**  A racist  emblem still lives on Alabama's state seal.  Will the Confederate flag finally die in 2022?

**  Man who carried Confederate flag in Capitol riots waved preliminary hearings.

**  'Robert E. Lee and Me' dismantles  Confederate mythology.  (New book on Lee and the "Lost Cause."

--Old Secesh


Renaming Streets, an Abolitionist, Kentucky, Lee and Hood

JANUARY 24, 2021

**  Rename Baton Rouge streets?    Commission says educating on racism more important.  (Louisiana)

**  OpinionChaput:  A riotous insult to a famed abolitionist.  (Charles Sumner painting in Capitol.  Of course, the abolitionists were a major reason for the Civil War.)

**  The issue of the Confederacy in America today.

**  Murray residents calling for removal of Confederate monument donate books to the library.  (Kentucky)

**  Review for new names for military reservation (base) honoring Confederate Army chief underway.  (Robert E. Lee)

**  Reader suggests renaming Fort Hood  after a Native American tribe.  (Fort Comanche)

--Old 'Scesh


Thursday, January 28, 2021

Confederadication: Tarring and Feathering a Criminal Offense? John Lewis, Macon, Negro Bar, and a Confederate Face Mask

JANUARY 23, 2021

**  Criminal charges   under review after  Confederate statue 'tarred and feathered,' painted with clown makeup.  (Allendale, Michigan. Two recent acts against the statue. The culprits admitted who they were, but not afraid, at the time, of breaking any law.  Maybe they were wrong?)

**  Task force backs John Lewis tribute at Confederate monument site.  Decatur, Georgia.  John Lewis deserves a statue or commemoration, but I'd hate to see it go up at the Confederate statue site.  That is rubbing salt into the wound.)

**  Macon wrestles with history over dispute over Confederate statues.  (Georgia)

**  'The Confederate flag starts flying':  Park's controversial name stirs debate over race and history.   (Folsom, California.  Park's name is "Negro Bar."  Well, you know, the name Negro.  This name comes from where black miners came during the Gold Rush days in the state.  I don't know, but to me, this would be a historical name and shouldn't be offensive.  You never think of black prospectors when you hear the words Gold Rush.)

**  On first day back at school, Oakville High student wears Confederate flag face mask.  (Missouri.  Again, are BLM face masks allowed?)

--Old 'Scesh


No More 'Hey Reb!' at UNLV, Who 'Attacked' Confederate Statue in Louisiana? Confederate Flags.

JANUARY 22, 2021

**  County commissioners vote to remove controversial Confederate monument, put it in storage.  (Gwinnett County, Georgia.  No big surprise, as I predicted the other day, about them voting to remove it.  Again, it should have been put to a vote by the people, not just politicians afraid of BLM coming to their homes.  What we need is some politicians with a backbone.  The monument was only controversial because Blacks did like it.)

**  UNLV drops  'Hey Reb!' mascot over perceived Confederate ties.  (University of Nevada Las Vegas. They will, however, keep the name Rebels.  Sorry guys, the word Rebel connotes Confederate more than your "Hey Reb!" guy.)

**  Confederate statue in Louisiana damaged, nose missing.  (Lafayette, Louisiana.  Statue of General Alfred Mouton.  Authorities not sure who did it, but I have a probably culprit in mind.  And, this is NOT vandalism, but a HATE CRIME.)

**  Is removing Confederate monuments, changing sports teams names just a distraction?

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JANUARY 23, 2021

**  Rocklin student  disciplines for displaying  Confederate flag at school sparks debate.  (Rocklin, California.  What happens if a student has a BLN flag?)

**  Confederate flag burned  in protest at West Virginia Capitol.

--Old Secesh


Talking About Monumentless Avenue in Sad R. How Do You Get to be an Activist? Those Pesky Confederate Face Masks (It's a Health Issue, You Know)

JANUARY 22, 2021

**  Name of Virginia's Camp Pendleton will be changed from that of Confederate general:  new recommendation due next month.  (Evidently a state owned base.)

**  Activists promise to continue fight against 'Talbot Boys' Confederate monument.  (Maryland.  I'd still like to know how you get to be an activist, usually referred to as a community activist.  Do you have to attend college and get a degree in Activism?)

**  Parents outraged  over student's Confederate  flag face mask demand action.  (Oakville, Missouri.  Nothing was said about wearing BLM masks.  Those are more than a bit offensive to many.  You mean you'd rather put a person's life in danger during the virus than be offended by that flag?)

**  After deadly US Capitol riot, Texas lawmakers  find renewed hope to remove Confederate symbols.  (No Confederate veterans took part in the attack on the Capitol.  They are all dead, guys.)

**  Commissioners seek dismissal of Gaston County Confederate monument lawsuit.  (North Carolina)

**  Valentine Museum's survey  says 64% of Richmonders believe museums should acquire Confederate monuments from Monument Avenue.  (Sad R.  The problem is that the Valentine Museum has been taken over by the other side. Also, the name of Monument Avenue should be changed.  I kind of like Monumentless Avenue myself, but any other name will do.  And, no monuments of any sort should be allowed on it or near it.  That means the Arthur Ashe statue also needs to be moved.)

At Least We Now Know That the Media Knows What A Riot Looks Like.   I Wasn't Sure After the BLM Riots of Last Summer and Fall.    There Is a Big Difference Between a Riot and Civil Unrest By Peaceful Demonstrators.  --Old Secesh


Tuesday, January 26, 2021

The Second Civil War: County Fair, Confederate Flags, Texas, Paying for Removal, Florida, Virginia and Bases

JANUARY 20, 2021

**  Petition calling on Durham Fair to prohibit Confederate flags, revived for Martin Luther King Day.  (Connecticut.  The Middlefield-Durham Racial Justice Team wants it.  How do they stand on allowing BLM stuff at the fair since that stands for rioting, looting, arson, confrontation and hate crimes?  Inquiring minds would like to know.)

**  Confederate flag seen as unwelcome.

**  NIOT:  Ban confederate flag sale at fair.  (Hey NIOT, proper name.  Excuse me.  What about BLM flags?)

**  MLK Jr. Day raises $18K to remove Balstrop Confederate monuments.  (Texas  Again, you want the monuments removed. You pay for it yourself.  Public funds should not be used.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

**  Fort Myers City Council votes to remove pedestal that held Robert E. Lee bust.  (Florida.  One of these days I'm just sure politicians will develop a spine.)

**  Northam to rename Virginia Beach's Camp Pendleton, which honors Confederate general.  (Virginia. Of course, Northam is that state's governor.  Hopefully voters will remember him when he runs for reelection along with most all of the state's legislature.)

--Old Secesh

  

If a Black Person Is Against Everything Confederate, Could That Be Considered Racism? Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and Confederate

JANUARY 20, 2021

**  What is Confederate Heroes Day  and why do Texans still celebrate it?

**  Gwinnett County  to vote today on removing Confederate  monument in Lawrenceville.  (Georgia.  Unfortunately it will be the county board of commissioners who vote on it which means they will vote to remove it.  These questions should always be up to the voters to decide, not a bunch of politicians.  You know how they are.)

**  Well, here is the answer to the above question.  Gwinnett County Board votes to remove Confederate monument to storage.  (Now, that is a huge surprise.)

**  Representative  working to remove Confederate monuments from Texas Capitol grounds. (Hispanic representative.)

**  Months after council vote, Confederate monument  removed outside old Plaquemine courthouse.  (Louisiana)

**  After a year of racial reckoning, black lawmakers  believe they can finally eliminate  Confederate Heroes Day in Texas.  (Is this racism?)

--Old Secesh


The Insurrection Was a Confederate Resurgence. (Now, There's a Headline!) Arkansas, Flags, Georgia and Virginia

JANUARY 19, 2021

**  Arkansas leaders propose bill to repeal Confederate Flag Day.  (Both of them are white.  Surprising.)

**  The insurrection was a Confederate  resurgence.  (This is a good one.  Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.  Sure does.)

**  Confederate flag here, MLK vigil there (and there).

**  Bill Berry:  Confederate flag in the Capitol is an affront to our  ancestors' sacrifices.

**  Gwinnett  citizens call for the removal of Confederate monument.  (Georgia.  The commissioner pushing this is a black man.  That is not racist?)

**  Virginia holiday commemorating Confederacy no longer celebrated.  (Lee-Jackson Day.  Real big surprise that happened in Virginia.  Will the last Confederate out of that sad state please turn out the light.)

--Old Secesh


Monday, January 25, 2021

Those Wanting Confederate Statues Relocated Should Also Have to Pay All Expenses for It. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. The Chicks (Formerly the Dixie Chicks) Do It Correctly.

JANUARY 17, 2021

**  Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming Civil War.

**  Fans think Dolly Parton  statue should replace Confederate monument-- and it could actually happen.  (Replace the Forrest statue at Tennessee State Capitol with Dolly.)

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JANUARY 18, 2021

**  'No hate in this community':  Battery Park City unites after confederate (Confederate) flag is found at Jewish museum.  (AMNY, New York City.  Come on guys, learn your proper nouns.  I hope they catch the culprit.  There is no excuse for this sort of behavior.)

**  Robert E. Lee bust back in Fort Myers briefly to observe Confederate general's birthday.  (Florida)

**  Confederate flags to remain on Stone Mountain walk-up trail.  (Georgia)

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JANUARY 19, 2021

**  Two Texas House bills will attempt to abolish Confederate Heroes Day.

**  The Chicks to headline virtual music festival to fund Bastrop County Confederate state relocation.  (Texas.  The Chicks used to be the Dixie Chicks, but, you know, that word Dixie implies something.  But, this is exactly what should happen with every Confederate statue removal.  Those who want it gone should also put their money where their mouths are and pay all costs associated with relocation.)

--Old Secesh


Confederadication: Arkansas, Confederate heroes Day, SCV, U.S. Capitol Arrests, Kentucky

JANUARY 17, 2021

**  Arkansas leaders propose bill to repeal Confederate Flag Day.

**  Abolish Confederate Heroes Day:  Texas lawmaker  reintroduces bill after 'white supremacist' U.S. Capitol riots.  (Jarvis Johnson, a black man.    Wonder what his stand on the BLM riots in Texas was back this past summer?    Nothing racist about his statement, is there?)

**  Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans celebrate Lee-Jackson Day in Lexington.  (Virginia)

**  Far-right video blogger, man with Confederate flag among latest Capitol siege arrests.  (As well as all those who entered the Capitol should be arrested.  And anyone proven to have caused damage or a confrontation should especially be pursued.  I just hope authorities continue this policy when BLM start their riots when the weather warms up.)

**  Confederate marker's relocation stalls;  WKU tight-lipped about renaming colleges.  (Bowling Green, Kentucky,  Western Kentucky University.  The marker is for Bowling Green being named the Confederate capital of the state.

The school is also looking into changing the names of two WKU colleges:  Potter College of Arts and Letters and the Ogden College of Science and Engineering because these two men owned slaves.  Ridiculous.)

--Old Secesh


What's In a Name. Was It a Riot or Demonstration? Only Her Hairdresser Knows for Sure.

JANUARY 16, 2021

**  How the Civil War got its name.    (From the Jan. 15, 2021, JStor Daily.  What happened on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol has been called a riot or insurrection.  What BLM did last summer is called peaceful demonstrations or, at worst, civil unrest.  All could be considered demonstrations.  Hopefully the media will come up with a common terminology for events such as we witnessed Jan. 6 and last summer and apply it equally to both sides.

Well, there has also been huge differences in what the conflict we today call the Civil War has been called.  This is and that applied to both at the time it was fought and up to today.  A very interesting article.)

**  Panel to consider Fort Polk name change.

**  Lawsuit  filed against city of Van Buren, mayor, for barring Confederate flag from Christmas parade.  (Arkansas)

**  A year of racial reckoning, black lawmakers believe they can finally  eliminate Confederate Heroes Day in Texas.  

**  The Jim Crow legacy of Southern military bases.

--Old Secesh

Monday, January 18, 2021

Oh! That Confederate Flag!!! 'Confederate Flag Guy' Again. Let the People Vote, Not Politicians.

JANUARY 15, 2021

**  Man holding Confederate flag in Capitol during pro-Trump protest  turns himself in.  (The "Confederate Flag Guy."  From Delaware.)

**  Several more Capitol  rioters have been arrested including man who carried Confederate flag.  (New York Times.  I bet they are so happy.  Remember this during the summer BLM riots, guys.)

**  Op-ed:  Why it wasn't surprising to see Capitol rioters waving the Confederate flag.  (Chicago Tribune.)

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JANUARY 16, 2021

**  After year of racial reckoning, black lawmakers believe they can finally eliminate Confederate Heroes Day in Texas.

**  Stone Mountain Park official:  Confederate flags protected by law.

**  The ugly symbolism of Confederate flag in the Capitol.  (Chicago Sun-Times.  Unfortunately, the media seems more upset that there was a Confederate flag in the Capitol even more than the fact it was a crowd intent on disrupting and threatening the federal government while doing government business.)

**  Gwinnett officials vote to remove  Confederate statues from city square.  (Georgia.  I always hate to see politicians voting on this instead of the people.  So often, the politicians in the South are speaking for minorities when they do this, not the majority of the people.

Let the People Vote!!  --Old Secesh


Here's Hoping the Media Now Knows What a Riot Looks Like. Quit Calling BLM Riots Civil Unrest.

JANUARY 14, 2021

**  Survey seeks  input on replacement of Confederate statue.  (Warren County)

**  Opinion:  Are Confederate flags trouble in Idaho schools?  (Confederate flags in Idaho?  What gives there?)

**  Descendant of Robert E. Lee  says Confederate flag at the Capitol  was "attack on our democracy."

**  What does Fort Rucker renaming mean  for Rucker Blvd.?  (Alabama)

**  Troops lodged at Capitol in 1861.  It was a wreck when they left it.   (A bit of history.)

**  Years of white supremacy threats culminated in Capitol riots.

I'm Hoping That Now That Media Knows What a Riot Looks Like, They'll Quit Calling It Civil Unrest Like They Do With a BLM Riot.  --Old Secesh


Renaming Those Roads in Va. Statues Removed and Changed

JANUARY 14, 2021

**  Plan underway to rename three roads with Confederate ties.  (Montgomery County, Maryland.  Jubal Early Court, J.E.B. Stuart Road and J.E.B. Stuart Court.)

**  Northampton County votes to remove Confederate monument.  (Virginia, of course.  This was not a vote by the people, but by the Board of Supervisors.  They probably knew that if they put it up for a public vote, they'd lose.  One of these days, hopefully, politicians will grow a backbone.)

**  Proposal would replace a Confederate statue with John Lewis.  (Georgia's statue at the Capitol.  John Lewis was a black Congressman, Civil Rights proponent who served for  33 years and died in 2020.  I could agree with this change (Alexander Stephens is the one there now).  However, I hope not every Confederate statue removed from there will be replaced by a black person.)

**  Walton County supervisors silent on Confederate flag and monument.  (Florida)

**  Confederate statues falling after George Floyd killing.

Let the PEOPLE Decide on Whether or Not to Keep the Statues.  NOT politicians.  --Old Secesh


Sunday, January 17, 2021

Civil War II: Letters, Army Officer, Racism, Florida, Mississippi and a County Fair in Ohio

JANUARY 12, 2021

**  Letter to the Editor:  Confederate flag represents treason; has no business in Capitol.

**  Army investigating Fort Bragg officer  who led group of  people from NC to Washington rally.

**  How the Confederate flag became an enduring symbol of racism.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

**  Walton residents debate whether Confederate flag should remain at courthouse.  (Florida)

**  Mississippi flies a new flag without Confederate emblem.

**  Wood County residents and commissioners calling for ban of Confederate flag at Wood County Fair.  (Bowling Green, Ohio)

--Old Secesh


Regardless, I'll Still Call the Bases By Their Original Name. FBI Going After 'Confederate Flag Guy'

JANUARY 11, 2021

**  The Pentagon is officially moving ahead with renaming bases that honor Confederate leaders.  (But, just like with Comiskey Park and the Sears Tower in Chicago, I will continue calling these bases by the original name.)

**  Defense secretary appoints NH man  to commission to rename bases.  (Joshua Whitehouse)

**  Albertville activist group put up billboard, protest for the removal of confederate (Confederate) flag, monument.  (Come on WAFF, PROPER NAME.  Alabama.)

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JANUARY 12, 2021

**  Mississippi  governor signs law removing Confederate battle emblem from state flag.

**  Confederate statues likely to go undisturbed in SC in 2021.

**  FBI calls for public help in finding 'Confederate flag guy' from Capitol riot.  (Yet, they did nothing about BLM looters, arsonists and rioters during the past summer's "civil unrest?"  What they were doing was much worse that just carrying a flag inside the Capitol.)

**  Who owns America's history?  The answer will define what replaces  fallen monuments.

**  Why is the confederate (Confederate) flag still allowed in our schools?  (IdahoEdNews. You might think educators would know a proper noun when they see one?)

With all the hoopla over that Confederate flag in the Capitol, are "they" more concerned about it or the fact that the riot took place in the first place?

--Old Secesh


Friday, January 15, 2021

Still About Those Flags. North Carolina, Virginia, Fort Bragg, Jewish Heritage Museum and Washington, D.C.

JANUARY 9, 2021

**  Confederate  battle flag an unnerving sight in Capitol.  (New York Times)

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JANUARY 10, 2021

**  Confederate monument in Elizabeth City needs to go, but has no takers.  (Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  It has already been voted on to be removed.)

**  Confederate Battle flag in the Capitol: A 'jarring' first in US history.  (New York Times)

**  Letter:  Fort Bragg bigger  than Confederate name.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

**  Editorial:  Botetourt County faces an unusual debate over  its Confederate monument.  Here's why.  (Virginia)

**  AOC condemns Confederate flag raised outside Jewish Heritage Museum.  (New York City)

**  The Confederate flag made it deeper into Washington this week than during the US Civil War.

--Old Secesh


Confederadication: VCU, Confederate Flags, Trump, Lost Cause, Tarred and Feathered and a Portrait

JANUARY 9. 2021

**  VCU begins removing Confederate  names from buildings  (Virginia Commonwealth University.  You'll never guess what city this institution is located in?)

**  Explained:  The significance of the Confederate flag  being waved  inside the US Capitol.

**  Confederate flag tied to the door of Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

**  What Trump shares with the 'Lost Cause' of the Confederacy.  (New York Times.  Surprise, surprise, surprise.)

**  Pentagon appoints Trump loyalist to Confederate  base renaming commission.  (Politico)

**  Confederate statue in Allendale 'tarred and feathered' by groups seeking removal.  (Michigan.  This was done by two black activist groups who say things like this will continue.  They are not afraid of getting in trouble because all of it will wash off.  The statue has a Union soldier and a black child)

**  The whole story in a single picture.  (The guy with the Confederate flag in US Capitol.)

**  Confederate general's portrait in SC will remain 'scorched'.  (Burned in a fire nearly a century ago, so BLM didn't do it.  Portrait of Wade Hampton.  Aiken County Historical Museum is going to restore it but leave scorch marks.)

--Old Secesh

Talking 'Bout Them Insurgents, CNN, Fort Bragg, West Point, Rolling Stone and Skeeters

JANUARY  8. 2021

**  Before Wednesday, insurgents waving Confederate flags hadn't been within six miles of the US Capitol.  (CNN.  Imagine CNN with these headlines.  Only the last time, those "insurgents" might have done far worse than these "insurgents" did.  And, there would have been many more than two (I'm guessing) Confederate flags there.)

**  Pentagon begins process to rename bases like Fort Bragg due to Confederacy link.

**  Defense secretary  appoints four to commission on renaming  military bases that honor Confederates.  (Just PLEASE, please, please DON'T rename every one for a black person.  I wouldn't mind one named for Colin Powell or Jackie Robinson.  But, under today's situation every one of them will be named after a black person.)

**  New law requires West Point to rename dorm, roads and gate named for Confederate generals.  (Lee Barracks, also a road and gate named for Lee.  Also a road named for Beauregard.  Just don't name them all for Blacks.)

**  Lock him up.  (Rolling Stone magazine on Trump after the riot.  Well, if Rolling Stone says so, it must be so.)

**  Opinion:  A disgrace for the history books:  Even before  the Civil War, better leaders prevented chaos in the Capitol.

**  Mississippi governor to sign law Monday for new state flag.  (Well, if they had to change it, at least they got a good looking one.  I still kind of like the one with the mosquito.  They sure have a lot of them in Louisiana.)

--Old Secesh

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Media Goes Bonkers Over Confederate Flag(s) in U.S. Capitol. The Rev. Rob Lee Opens Mouth.

JANUARY 8, 2021

I was wondering what the reaction to the one or two Confederate flags I saw at the riot Wednesday would be.  Here we go:

**  Fairfax moving forward with removal of Confederate iconography.  Virginia.  Once all the Confederate stuff is down then they should start on removing all  BLM stuff.  All that stuff means is looting, burning, rioting, attacking police and hate crimes against Confederate monuments.  Take a look at that Lee monument in Sad R..  If people did that to a Martin Luther King monument, what would it be called?)

**  Before Wednesday, insurgents waving Confederate flags hadn't been within 6 miles of US Capitol.  (I saw one, maybe two Confederate flags, but a whole lot of U.S. flags.  I kind of knew that when certain folks on the other side saw that, they'd go bonkers. 

**  A Confederate flag at the Capitol summons America's demons.  (They sure did go bonkers.)

**  Today, the Confederate flag flew in the United States Capitol.  (Again, I see a BLM flag or banner, I'm thinking let the riots, burning and looting begin.)

**  Black veterans  angered, saddened by Confederate flag  inside US Capitol during riots.  (I wonder how they feel about BLM flags?)

**  Descendant of Robert E. Lee decries Confederate flag in the Capitol.  (The Right Rev. Rob Lee opens mouth again.  We've heard from the man before.   Maybe he should change his last name.  That must carry great shame with the man.)

As far as the flag in the Capitol, there should have been no flags of any sort in there being carried by those rioters.  That was a blow to the whole United States.  How  could it have been allowed to happen?  But, I hope that the next time BLM is having one of their riots, that  the media will call it as such.  Now that we know that they know a riot when they see a riot.  Last summer and fall, they seemed to have no idea.

Would the Capitol Have Been Looted Had This Been a BLM Riot?  Inquiring Minds Want to Know.  --Old Secesh


Tuesday, January 12, 2021

The Confederacy Under Attack...Again: About That Flag in the Capitol. Mississippi Flag, U.S. Capitol Riot

JANUARY 7, 2021

**  A harrowing photo shows a Trump supporter carrying a Confederate flag inside  the US Capitol, flanked by  portraits of Civil War-era figures.  (Again, that person should not have been in there regardless of what he was carrying.  Nice photo.  Hopefully they will be able to track him down and prosecute.)  

Of interest, he is walking by the paintings of two men who had pre Civil War connections.    Charles Sumner to the  right and John C. Calhoun to the  left.

**  New Mississippi flag without  Confederate symbol being put into law.  (Again, I would have liked it to be put up to a referendum back in November to see what the people of the state really think.  Not just a group of politicians.)

**  Live updates:  1 dead after pro-Trump mob breaches Capitol, National Guard called in.

**  It's long past time to stop honoring Confederate leaders.

**  The most surreal images from the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol.  (Again, the guy with the you-know-what flag.)

--Old Secesh


Goodbye Fort Hood. Last Civil War Widow Dies. The Problem with Those Confederate Statues and License Plates and That Flag Inside the Capitol

JANUARY 6, 2021

**  Defense bill will force Fort Hood to change its name.  (Texas)

**  The last known  widow of a Civil War veteran has died in Missouri.  She was 101.  (Okay, not exactly Civil War II stuff, but of extreme interest to me.)

**  New Mississippi flag without rebel symbol being put into law.  (Now maybe those state colleges will be able to fly the flag of their state.  I still believe that they shouldn't have received any state funding during their refusal to fly the old flag.)

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JANUARY 7, 2021

**  Billboard taken down after calling for removal of Confederate statue.  (Allendale Township, Michigan.  Removed because of complaints.  Text on it:  "Remove the racist  Confederate statue."

**  SC bills seek to ban  vaccine mandates, Confederate  license plates.

**  Trump-supporting rioter pictured carrying a Confederate flag inside US Capitol.  (Not to mention all those US and Trump flags in there and outside.  So, Confederates finally captured the Capitol after failing to do so in 1864.)

--Old Secesh


Monday, January 11, 2021

The Second Civil War: The Depths of Sad R. Fort Trump, Base Names, License Tags and Monuments

JANUARY 6, 2021

**  "Fort Trump":  President wants to rename a base honoring a Confederate for himself.

**  Defense act override sets stage for renaming  10 army bases honoring Confederate leaders.

**  Editorial:  Banish SC Confederate  license tags -- and take these away with them.  (South Carolina.  Wants ALL vanity tags vanished.

**  Court date has not been set to determine ownership of  of Rapides Confederate monument.  (Louisiana)

**  Metro Parks unanimously to petition the state for removal of  Confederate private monument from Centennial Park.    (Nashville, Tennessee.   I see BLM has been busy at the monument.)

**  An museum once led by a major Confederate sculptor wants to display a defaced Jefferson Davis.  (Valentine Richmond History Center.  Well, Sad R. you know.  No surprise there.  I still say there is something wrong with their water to make so many people lose their sanity like that.  And Sad R. making no effort to clean up the mess they allowed BLM to make.  One city I don't ever plan to visit.)

--Old Secesh

Friday, January 8, 2021

It's Friday and No BLM Rioting in Kenosha!! Thank You Guys. So Proud of You.

To their credit, BLM has not gotten all the rioting, looting and burning going as they did last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin.   And the decision not to try the policeman for shooting the black man did not start it as many expected.  

The law forces were on high alert and even the Wisconsin National Guard was called in.

Perhaps the size of forces arrayed against them caused BLM to back down from rioting.  Very likely the fact that it is winter and kind of cold around this part of the country had something to do with no looting.

Perhaps, even, those folks have finally figured out that rioting, looting and burning do absolutely nothing for their cause but turn off many people, including me, from any possible support.  Although, in my case, the fact they are the ones messing with Confederate monuments is enough to turn me against them.

I agree that too many black people get hurt or killed by the police, but in most cases that I have seen, the problem started when the Blacks refused to obey the police.  Had they done what the police had said, the problem would not have taken place.

That man in Kenosha who was shot, had been tasered three times and did not go down.  Most people who are tazed go down after just one shot.  Either Kenosha cops are using bad tasers or there was something going on with the black guy.  And then, after repeated requests and multiple tazing, the guy grabbed a knife.  Come On!!!  However, getting shot that many times was way too much.

I'd sure like to know if he had a criminal record in Evanston, Illinois, where he grew up, or one in Kenosha where he had moved.  And why did the woman he'd had children with call the police?  Was he doing something wrong?

Like Chris Rock says"  "Obey the law and be polite."

This just in, "Tonight's riot is canceled because it's too cold."

But, I Am So Proud of BLM for Not Rioting, Looting or Burning.  Thanks Guys.  --Old Secesh


Three Years to Do Away With Those Pesky Confederate Named Bases. Were U.S. Senators Expelled for Not Accepting Lincoln's 1860 Election?

JANUARY 5, 2021

**  Thumbs up:  retiring Confederate generals.

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans opposes flag removal  from seal.  (Williamson County, Tennessee)

**  Activists vow to fight with Walker County Commissioners Court over Confederate monument.  (Huntsville, Alabama.  Again, Blacks have much bigger issues on their plate than Confederate monuments.  Again.  What do you have to do to become an activist?)

**  The Pentagon has three years to strip  Confederate names from  from bases.  Here's what comes next.  (Again, I am in favor of changing the names.  These men fought against the country.  Just DON'T name all the bases after black people.  All costs for name changes should be paid by those who want the bases renamed, however.)

**  Lost Cause marches on, 1861 to now.

**  The senators who were expelled after refusing to accept Lincoln's election.  (Washington Post.  I am kind of surprised to see them saying something like that.  This is going around media, but I found some reasonably believable information of this and they were expelled, but had already given up their seats and left for the new Confederacy and had not officially notified Congress that they had resigned..  I really get tired of all this twisting.)

--Old Secesh


Hopefully Some Media Outlets Will Learn That Confederate Should Be Capitalized. Democrats Have Dropped the South and Are Now the Party of the BLM.

JANUARY 5, 2021

**  Legal challenge to Dallas' removal of Confederate memorial fails in appeals court.  (Texas.  Big surprise there.)

**  The Confederacy won (or thinks they won.)  (Boston Globe)

**  SC legislator  fighting to remove confederate (Confederate)  flag from license plates.  (WPDE.  You'd think someone there might know that Confederate is a proper name and should be capitalized.  Maybe they know the word should be capitalized, but are doing this to yank my chain?)

**  Trump's Republicans have dumped Lincoln  -- they're the Confederacy now.  (I might add that the Democrats have dumped the South and are the BLM Party now.  Anybody ever hear of a Yellow Dog Democrat in the South Before 1960?))

**  Process to remove confederate (Confederate) statue in Caldwell County continues months after approval.  (Looks like KXAN would know that Confederate is a proper name and should be capitalized.  Texas.  Who will pay the $20,000 to take it down and relocate it.  I think those that want it gone should pay.  Hey, put your money where your mouth is.)

So, What Was a Yellow Dog Democrat?  --Old Secesh


Thursday, January 7, 2021

About That Disgrace That Took Place Yesterday in D.C.

Those pictures of the Trump mob swarming over the outside and inside of the U.S. Capitol was alarming to say the least.  The fact that a group like this could get into the building and interrupt the workings of the government is unbelievable.

I hope never to see it again.  The photos of the idiots all over the outside and inside the Capitol are ingrained in my mind now, along with the Twin Towers burning on 9/11.  I hope the authorities are able to track them down and prosecute (at least better than they did with the BLM agitators).

I did find the media's comments on what happened of interest.  NBC, ABC and CNN came out and called what happened riots.  And, they were.

However, I saw that during last summer's Days of Rage by the BLM and their white minions, that the rioting, burning, looting and hate crimes committed were called civil unrest.

Hey, boys and girls, a riot is a riot is a riot.

I hope never to see pictures like those idiots climbing all over the Capitol again.

Look Like a Riot.  Is a Riot.  Let's Call Them As They Are.  --Old Secesh


The Second Civil War: Renaming Those Confederate Army Bases

JANUARY 4, 2021

**  Letters:  Push Confederate Polk aside,  honor Chennault, a genuine Louisiana hero.  (Fort Polk in Louisiana to have name changed.  Suggesting Claire Chennault, WW II hero. I can go for that.  I am just hoping that not ALL the Confederate fort names will be renamed after Blacks.  Maybe two or three should be so honored, but not every fort.)

**  Three Virginia bases including Fort Lee  to be renamed.

**  Veto override means Fort Lee will get a new name.   Here's the process involved in getting there.  A Congressional committee will be appointed in 45 days and they have until October 2022 to come up with a list of names.  This search process will cost $2 million.  Then it will cost considerably more to actually change the names.

**  Mississippi legislators set to finalize magnolia-themed flag.

--Old Secesh


Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Will BLM Be Rioting in Kenosha Tonight? Nancy Gets Hers.

JANUARY 5, 2021

I was listening to a radio station this morning and heard that the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin,  is preparing for riots and that the state governor has called out some 500 National Guard soldiers for that possibility. The county is determining whether the officer who shot the black man should be tried.

Should the decision be to try him there will be no problem.

But, if the decision is not to try him, BLM and their white minions will be out there rioting, burning and looting.  It is what they do best.

Look at all the preparations that were made in major U.S. cities during the presidential election.  Had trump won, BLM would have been out there rioting, burning and looting.  That is what they do.

In my opinion, anyone who backs this group supports rioting, looting and burning.

Of course, it's winter in the Midwest right now.  Maybe they'll wait for nicer weather.

**  I just had to chuckle a bit when the U.S. House Speaker, a noted supporter of BLM had her house vandalized because of the relief paychecks.  Wonder who vandalized her home?  It was Confederate statues or paintings.

Oh, Well.  You Know How They Get When They Don't Get Their Way.  --Old Secesh


Civil War II: Sculptor Edward Valentine, Brooklyn, Fort Hood, North Carolina, Texas and Alabama

These are all headlines.  If you want to read more about them, search.

JANUARY 3, 2021

**  Richmond sculptor Edward Valentine created many of the statues that defined Lost Cause.

**  Streets in Brooklyn honoring Confederate figures to be renamed under defense bill.  (New York)

**  Opinion:  Changing Fort Hood's name cannot erase its proud history.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

**  Removed Confederate monument still  source of contention.  (Chatham County, N.C.)

**  The Texas legislature is set to grapple with  the Confederacy.  It is our  No. 10 issue of the upcoming session.  (What number is Blacks shooting Blacks at?)

**  Gaston's Confederate monument likely to remain in place for now.  (North Carolina.  As long as BLM doesn't commit hate crimes against it.)

**  Small town Alabama resident transformed to a protest leader.  (A black woman upset about Confederate symbols.)

--Old Secesh


Monday, January 4, 2021

Read About the Virginia Judge. Still Making Year End Reviews. What About the Cemeteries?

JANUARY 2, 2021

**  Congress overturns Trump veto on defense bill after political detour.

**  Virginia judge won't try black man in court room lined with white portraits.  (Well, Virginia.  Go figure.)

**  Top 10 stories of 2020  No. 8:  Downtown  monument center controversy.

**  Streets in Brooklyn honoring Confederate  figures to be renamed  under defense bill.

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JANUARY 3, 2021

**  Ryan K. Smith column:  The afterlives of Confederate monuments.  (Sad R.  What about Confederate statues in cemeteries?)

**  Activists vow to continue fight against 'Talbot Boys' Confederate monument in county seat on Maryland East Shore.  (This likely means BLM hate crimes.)

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans opposes flag removal from seal.  (Williamson County, Tennessee)

--Old Secesh


Sunday, January 3, 2021

About That Mitch McConnell Confederate Flag Picture. Who Are the Real Bad Guys These Days?

JANUARY 2, 2021

**  Mitch McConnell's infamous  Confederate flag photo resurfaces after he shuts down  $2,000 payments.   (It shows him standing in front of a huge Confederate flag, probably accepting a plaque from the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV).  The article goes on to say the SCV is "a group whose motives have often been questioned.  While it claims to be an organization for historical preservation, it has focused mainly on fighting for the right to display Confederate symbols publicly in recent decades.")

Remember, though, that the majority of those who want all vestiges of the Confederacy gone are largely those people who have been rioting, looting, burning and committing hate crimes (against Confederate monuments) in the streets of the United States.  To my knowledge, not one single SCV group has done that.

And, remember that before 2011 and the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Confederate statues and flags were all around and, other than from a few, accepted.  These, of course in the days before the "Woke" idiocy.  The tempo has sure picked up since the Charleston church and Floyd murders.

To me, anything with BLM on it is much more offensive than any Confederate symbol.  It says, in effect, "I support rioting, burning, looting and hate crimes."  I don't know about you, but I have a hard time supporting any group that does that.

So, who are the "Bad Guys" here?

If Someone Was Trampling Over Your Heritage, You'd Probably Fight Back Too.  --Old Secesh




Still Making Year in Reviews. Still Defending Against Overwhelming Odds. Those Pesky Confederate Names. North Carolina, SCV, UDC,

JANUARY 1. 2021

**  Story of the Year No. 3:   Local confederate symbols fall.  (Come on Fredericksburg.com.  Proper name, you know.  Confederate)

**  COVID, crime and Confederate statue top news story of the year.  (Lexington. N.C.)

**  Year in Review:  Confederate battle flag shown along anti-racism parade route.  (Summerland, Canada)

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JANUARY 2, 2021

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans attorney to 'defend' Confederate flag  in county seal.  (Williamson County, Tennessee.  SCV Tennessee Division.)

**  Fort Hood facing potential name change with Congressional override of military bill.  (Texas)

**  UDC appeals  Winston-Salem  Confederate statue  ruling to state supreme court.  (North Carolina)

**  A Penny for Your Thoughts:  News of the Greater Falls Church.  (Virginia.  First line kind of tells you where they're coming from:  "Virginia's dark history as the seat of the Confederacy is well-known and well-documented."  This is about removing some 157 names across the county for street and place names concerning Confederates.  Again, Sad Virginia.)

--Old Secesh


Saturday, January 2, 2021

That Bubba Thang, Floyd, Hood, South Carolina, Sad R., Virginia and Texas

DECEMBER 31, 2020

**  Protests over George Floyd death, McGirt decision, jail reforms sweep Fort Smith region in 2020.

**  Defense bill will force Fort Hood to change name.

**  Work begins to change  SC racist  store into a racial harmony site.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

**  Why removing one Confederate monument in Richmond (Sad R.) is not just about racism -- but safety.   (A.P. Hill monument is a traffic hazard.)

**  Bubba Wallace led  charge in 'pivotal moment'  for NASCAR with Confederate flag ban.  (Yep.  A real Kappy Napper, that Bubba.  Playing the old black card.  Can't wait to see what happens when NASCAR really opens to fans again.  They might just regret Bubba's decision.  Anybody besides me who gets grated whenever that Bubba insurance commercial comes on TV or radio? I sure won't be taking out any auto insurance with those guys.)

**  Botetourt  County Confederate monument likely to move within court square.  (Virginia)

**  New focus on Williamson County Confederate statue starts in January.  (Texas)

--Old Secesh


Confederadication: Maryland's State Song, South Carolina, Colorado, North Carolina, Letters and a Review

DECEMBER 31, 2020

**  Maryland may repeal state song, an appeal to Confederate arms.  ("Maryland, My Maryland."

**  SC lawmaker  wants Confederate flags banned from license plates.  (Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates.  State Democratic Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, a black man.  Go figure.)

**  SC  Heritage Act lawsuit protecting Confederate  monuments sparks top Republican fight.

**  Federal court allows for jury to consider  wrongful termination claim for Confederate-themed posts.  (Colorado.  Woman claims she lost her job because of Confederate imagery on her social posts. This should be an interesting outcome.)

**  Removed Confederate monument still source of contention in 2020.  (Chatham, N.C.  Statue removed in 2019.)

**  2020 newsmaker of the year: 'Fame' Confederate monument.  (Salisbury, N.C.)

**  Letter: Confederate leaders historic, but not worthy of monuments.

**  Letter:  Confederate flag has no place at courthouse.

**  Year in Review:   Summer brought  reckoning with racism.

--Old Secesh


Let's Take a Look at a 'Real' Black Problem, Shootings and Murders-- Part 2

Here are the preliminary 2020 totals:

Shot and Killed:  719

Shot and Wounded:  3455

Again, and sadly, most of these numbers are black people.

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Meanwhile, over in Afghanistan, U.S. fatalities over the last several years, for contrast:

2014:  54

2015:  22

2016:  14

2017:  17

2018:  15

2019:  22

2020:   9

These are all fatalities, including killed in action.

So, it appears you're safer on the streets of Afghanistan than you are in Chicago.  Do we have terrorists?

Makes You Think, Doesn't It.  When Confederate Statues and Flags Start Killing More Blacks Than Blacks, Then It's Time to Go After Them.  --Old Secesh


Let's Take a Look at a 'Real' Black Problem, Shootings and Murders-- Part 1: And These Aren't Being Done by Police or Confederate Statue

From the January 2, 2020,  Hey Jackass !  Illustrating Chicago values site.

Okay, every so often I like to put forth this item about a major problem in Chicago (as well as in most major U.S. cities) and that is Black on Black crime, especially when it comes to shootings and murders.  

Now, personally, I think this is a much bigger problem than Confederate statues and flags which, in themselves, may bring back bad memories, but, other than the statue that "fell" on the "protester" at Portsmouth, Virginia, at the behest of a Virginia state legislator, not one Confederate statue has attacked a black person.  No Confederate flag has flapped a black person either.

As far as I know, this site I am using is entirely legit and uses police reports to compile their very extensive list.  Well worth checking it out.

They even have maps and lots of charts and a list of neighborhoods affected by the violence.  Unfortunately, it does not list specifically the race of the victims, but looking at the names and where the shootings took place, one can get an idea of who is doing all this.

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The majority of these numbers involved Blacks.

CHICAGO WEEK IN PROGRESS (12/27 to 1/2)

Shot and Killed:  12

Shot and Wounded:  33

FINAL DECEMBER NUMBERS FOR CHICAGO

Shot and Killed:  52 (an increase of 86 over 2019)

Shot and Wounded:  213  (an increase of 18% over 2019)

I'll give the totals for 2020 in the next post.

Still Thinking This Problem Needs More Attention Than Confederate Stuff.  --Old Secesh


Friday, January 1, 2021

The Third Year for This Blog (and Hopefully the Last)

This was a blog that I hoped never to have started.  This is a blog I hope ends, the sooner the better.  This is a blog that really upsets me to have to write.  Sometimes I have to just get up and walk away to get over my fumes at what I am seeing.

These attacks on my ancestors....  Well....

Anyway, this is my 709th post of this blog which started on September 17, 2019.  It was the third attempt at writing it.  The first two only lasted a day each and I was unable to figure out how to set it up the way I wanted, which is the way it is now set up.  One of those attempts is on my Saw the Elephant: Civil War blog page.

Back on March 24, 2020, I was even able to write that I was going to take a break from writing this blog because of the marked decrease in number of Confederadication attempts on anything Confederate.  (Confederadication means those intent on obliterating all things Confederate and making anyone who supported the cause look like the worst people who have ever lived.

As a matter of fact, this past summer, in the rioting and chaos that took place after the George Floyd murder I had to stop my other blogs to keep up with all the anti-Confederate stuff going on.

I originally was writing these in that aforementioned blog, but didn't want it there, so I was happy when I was able to set this one up.

Again, sure hoping and wishing that this blog will end this year, but kind of doubt it.

Stop attacking the Confederacy and I'll be more than happy to stop this blog.

--Old Secesh