Confederadication: Is That Police Blue Line Flag Really a Confederate Flag?

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

**  Calif. teacher rips kid over pro-cop ,ask, calls it 'new Confederacy.'  (The kid wore a blue line police facemask.  Sure doesn't look much like a Confederate flag to me.  Duh!)

**  Congressman Al Green joins Missouri City  leaders to rename 'Confederate Drive.'  (Texas)

**  Black worker at Confederate site raises race complaint.  (Montgomery, Alabama)

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

**  Bill seeks higher fines for taking down Confederate statues. (Alabama)

--Old Secesh

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

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

Black Woman Offended by Confederate Flag Face Mask in Utah

From ABC 4 Utah ABC  "Walmart responds after customer raises concern about employee wearing face mask with confederate flag" by Rosie Nguyen.  (Hey, ABC, it's Confederate, not confederate.)

And now, another Confederate flag face mask story, this time in Harrisville, Utah.  A black woman was offended.  This after the Michigan legislator also wore one that caused a ruckus.

Evidently, those Confederate-haters have now taken the battle from the flags, to the statues and memorials to face masks in these "V" Days.

Of course, the employee was made to change the face mask.  No word as to their being fired for the affront.

Can't Even be Safe These Days Without Fear of Offending Someone.  --Old SecNoFaceMask

About Those Protesters At the Michigan State Capitol

While watching video from last night and pictures taken yesterday, I would say there just might be a bigger problem at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing than some guy wearing a Confederate face mask.

You just have to wonder about those legislators there who have proposed a bill to ban any Confederate items (even if they might be considered a life-saving thing like a face mask in these days) of you-know-what).

Some of the protesters even had guns, far more likely to cause bodily harm than a face mask, even if it is part of a Confederate flag.  I was happy to see that there were no Confederate flags out there, however.  Wouldn't want to send those anti-Confederate folks into any kind of life-threatening shock.

Not to mention that at least half of the protesters were not practicing social distancing nor were they wearing face masks.

And, even if there was a Confederate flag out there, I don't think it would be so much as a racist statement, but much the same as the American Revolution "Don't Tread On Me" flags denoting people in rebellion.  I saw many of those.

Though, I Am Sure There Will Be at Least One Confederate Flag Out There.  --Old Secesh

Michigan Legislator Introduces Bill to Disallow Confederate Flags at State Capitol Grounds (No More Confederate Face Masks)

From the KRON TV, San Francisco by Ronnie Das.

Senator Sylvia  Santana,(D-Detroit) introduced the bill,saying:

"The Confederate battle flag is viewed by many -- regardless of gender, ethnicity, or political affiliation --  as a symbol of hate and racism.  It represents a tragic time  in American history that led millions of Americans  to fight and die against  the oppression of slavery.

"Some claim it is a symbol of southern pride, however, Michigan's role as a stalwart member of the Union during the Civil War should preclude those in Michigan claiming southern pride.  A such, the display of a Confederate flag is an insult to the nearly 15,000 Michiganders who gave their lives to preserve the Union.

"This building and out Capitol grounds represent the values, morals, and conscious of Michiganders.  There simply  isn't the need to allow such a divisive  symbol to be used as a prop to knowingly, and purposefully , provoke anger and intimidation where we as legislators  are all working together for the common good of all Michiganders."

And, of course, we know what sparked her outrage this past week.  That horrible Confederate flag face mask.  However, in these days of the virus and regarding the shape of her district of Detroit, I think she has more on her plate than just someone wearing a Confederate face mask.

Who'd Have Ever Thought Michigan Would Raise a Confederate Flag on Their Capitol Or Grounds Anyway?  --Old Secesh

Ban Those Confederate Face Masks

Even with all this coronavirus stuff going on these days, the Confederate-haters still find time to attack our heritage.  (Although, I must say, the attacks have greatly lessened since mid-March which is why I stopped doing this blog on a near daily basis.)

One of the latest, was the Confederate (First National) flown along with an 1860s United States flag at the Kentucky courthouse that had to be taken down because of certain people's objections.  The two flags were put up to honor the dead on both sides during the war, especially since the state was so torn apart in the war.

Most recently, a Michigan legislator was attacked and condemned for wearing what appeared to be a Confederate flag face mask.  He took it off right away and said it wasn't a Confederate flag.  (I saw a picture of him wearing it and it was a Confederate flag.)

You mean, then, that the Confederate-haters would rather that we risk our lives or those of others around us than take the chance of offending them with that hated symbol?

That's Real Humanitarian of You Folks.  --Old Secesh