Mom Shocked by Redneck Christmas, Fort Benning, Baton Rouge and a Trial

DECEMBER 6, 2021

**  Fort Benning to get a new name.  Here are some possibilities.  (Obviously, a lot of the suggestions are for Blacks.  I am in favor of naming some of the bases after Blacks, but definitely not all of them.)

**  There are 16 Baton Rouge streets with Confederate ties that could be renamed.  (Do they all have to be renamed for Blacks?)

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

**  New trial for Black man whose all-white jury met in room with Confederate symbols.  (Tennessee.  Let's see, "Black man", "all-white jury."  Is Black white racists?)

**  Mom shocked by school library Christmas book showing Santa with Confederate flag sack, gun.  (North Carolina.  The book was "Redneck Night before Christmas."  Well, what would you expect from a book like this, but, it shouldn't have been in a school library.  I saw some pages of it and it was a real knock on rednecks. How dare Santa have a Confederate flag on his presents sack!!)

A Rebel Santa?  Het Mom, Don't Let Your Kid Read Books About Rednecks!!  --Old SeceshNeck

Louisville Flags, 'The Lost Civil War', North Carolina, Charlottesville, Car Racing and Flags, Changing School Names?

JUNE 9, 2021

**  Pride flags stolen, replaced with Confederate flag in Louisville.  (Kentucky)

**  Ohio writer explores  the past of "Lost Civil War."  (A new book about Civil War sites that are no longer with us including destroyed during the war, by nature and even up to what BLM and the college students are doing to Confederate monuments.  Truly lost history.)

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JUNE 10, 2021

**  Confederate monument's fate moves closer to getting moved.  (Laurinburg, North Carolina.  Erected in 1912.  Again, how long must something be there before some folks figure out they are offended by it?  Evidently a long time.)

**  Charlottesville will remove two Confederate statues, but the next steps are uncertain.  (Virginia.  Again, all costs with removal should be paid for by those who want them gone.)

**  Confederate flag  in car at NC racetrack prompts apology from race organizers in Winston-Salem.  (Ridiculous.)

**  Should schools named after Confederate generals change their names?  (If the majority of the students are Blacks they definitely should.  Otherwise put it up to the alumni, parents and students who go there.)

--Old Secesh

Colleges Should Drop the Word Virginia from Their Names in That State Because .... Books, Confederate Memorial Day, Virginia and Montana

MAY 10, 2021

**  "The War on Nostalgia."  A new anti-Confederate book by Clint Smith about the Myth of the Lost Cause."

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MAY 11, 2021

**  Joe Cunningham calls to end Confederate Memorial Day, make Election Day a state holiday.  (South Carolina.  A democrat running for governor.  Big Surprise!)

**  Isle of Wight removes 116-year-old Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  Always wonder why , if it stood for something that bad, it wasn't removed sometime before "Woke" and "Cancel Culture"?  Inquiring minds want to know.)

**  Virginia universities reckon with Confederate symbols.  (Here something else they can do.  If they were established before the Civil War, they need to close down because of the shame of slavery.  Since the name Virginia was given while slavery was still in existence, the name Virginia must be removed from its name.  It will now be The University in Charlottesville and Commonwealth University in Sad R.)

**  MT groups call for landmarks named after president of the Confederacy to be changed.  (Montana)

--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

The False Cause, St. Augustine, Indian Wars, Lee Removed from Capitol

DECEMBER 21, 2020

**  Review:  New book seeks to differentiate between Confederate history and historic memory.   (With a book titles "The False Cause:  Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory" you can kind of guess whose side Adam N. Domby is on.  Required reading for NAACP, BLM and SPLC.)

**  Letters:  Confederate memorial should have stayed put.  (St. Augustine, Fla., removed Gem Loring statue in the pre-dawn hours.  Why is it that so many Confederate statues come down during the night time?  Isn't that when the bad guys operate?)

**  Resolution to remove 'Indian War' cannon on Decatur City Commission agenda.  (Decatur, Georgia.  In June they removed the Confederate obelisk.  The removal of Indians  following the Creek Indian War of 1836.  It was placed by the UDC.)

**  Confederate  Gen. Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol.  (Taken shortly after 4 am.  Again, a night-time removal of a Confederate statue.  Night-time is the right time for criminals and other deluded people.  This at orders of the Va. governor, quite a piece of work.)

--Old Secesh

Florida, New Orleans, Book, Antietam, Charlotte and Trump

DECEMBER 7, 2020

**   Florida  Rep pushes to eliminate holidays honoring  Confederate leaders.

**  James Gill:  The sinners of the Confederacy hunted down, but not very consistently.  (New Orleans.  Wants more Confederate, slavery, white supremacist names changed.  That James is one particularly nasty person.)

**  Don Noble;  Book contains timely assessment of Confederate monuments' history.

**  House could vote on proposal to remove Lee statue at Antietam National Battlefield.  (I would sure hate to see all Confederate monuments at battlefields removed.)

**  Biggest issues heading into 2021, renaming street signs named after confederate  soldiers and slave owners.  (Charlotte.  Come on WCNC.  Confederate is a proper name.  Looks like you should have known that.)

**  Trump's re-election is Confederacy's new 'Lost Cause'

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Free Speech? Confederate Monuments Book. Statue Disposal, Arkansas and Mellon

 OCTOBER 4, 2020

**  Flying flag a right of free speech.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

**  Penn Manor graduate pens book about Confederate monuments.  (We need all the books we can get now before they are all gone thanks to Confederadication.)

**  Letter to Editor:  Disappointed with Confederate name changes.

**  Jalane Schmidt column:  Seller beware  --  The moral risks of hazardous statue disposal.

**  Bailey 'saddened' by violence, hate at protest at Flagler College.  (St. Augustine, Florida.  He stood against removal of Confederate statue and came under fire by BLMers for it.  Sadly, these days, anyone opposing any part of Confederadication becomes one of the worst people who ever lived.)

**  Survey seeks  ideas from community on renaming school.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas.)

**  Mellon Foundation to spend $250 million to reimagine monuments.

--Old Secesh

Is Something Wrong With the Water in Virginia? Alabama, Robert E. Lee Painting, Virginia, Book, St. Augustine and U.S. Capitol

OCTOBER 3, 2020

**  Charges dropped for man who opposed court's Confederate image.  (Louisa, Virginia.  A Virginia judge tossed a capital murder case out for black defendant.  Robert E. Lee painting in the courtroom.  Ridiculous, but, hey, it's Virginia.  Still believe there must be something wrong with the water in that state.  Way too much craziness happening there with all that Confederadication.)

**  Lowndes County to pay fine for Confederate statue removal.  (Haynesville, Alabama.  It will cost them $25,000 since it was illegally removed.  Now, who goes to jail?)

**  'Down Along with That Devil's Bones' dives into Confederate memorial debate.  (This is the name of a new book about statues of Nathan Bedford Forrest.  Great name for a book.  Focuses on statues of Forrest in Nashville, Memphis, Selma, Alabama and Murfreesboro.)

**  City bids "Bon Voyage" to 1879 Confederate veterans memorial.  (St. Augustine, Florida)

**  Williams:  'Lost Cause, Potential Future':  The reimagining of Richmond's Confederate monuments.  (Sad R.)

**  Which Virginian will replace Lee statue at U.S. Capitol?  Public hearing to be held.  (Unfortunately, I am sure it will be replaced by a black person.  Rubbing salt into the wound.)

--Old Secesh

'Good' History vs. 'Propaganda.' North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia and Texas

 SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

**  Civil War historians, authors call for 'good history' to counter Confederate  monument 'propaganda.'  (Whose side do you think they might be on?)

**  City removes Confederate monument.  (Rockingham, North Carolina.  It had been the target of hate crimes committed over and over by BLM.)

**  Designs unveiled for park to house Confederate statue.  (Bentonville, Arkansas)

**  Fairfax County votes to remove marker of Confederate death.  (Virginia.  It marks where Captain John Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court House on June 1, 1861.  Also will remove two cannons.  Cost of removal $20,000.  Well, at least those companies, including the one of Sad R.s mayor, are making money on all this.)

**  Confederate flag flies again off I-95 north of Fayetteville.  (North Carolina.  Had been removed by SCV because of forecast bad weather.)

**  A school by any other name may be controversial.  (Texas.  Changing school names and others.)

--Old Secesh

No 'Rebels' 'Round Here. South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina

AUGUST 7, 2020


**  Virginia high school drops Confederate nickname 'Rebels.'  (Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County.  In Sad Richmond.  Douglas Freeman wrote the acclaimed multi-volume series of books "R.E. Lee", "Lee's Lieutenants" and "George Washington.  As such, they are going to have to consider changing the name of the school.   Maybe they could call the school's teams the Seceshes?)

**  Mayor White:  COVID-19, police accountability slow  Greenville's Confederate monument plans.  (South Carolina)

**  Albemarle County votes to remove 111-year-old Confederate  soldier statue.  (Charlottesville, Sad Virginia.  Exactly how long does it take some people to discover that they are offended.  111 years seems like a real long time.)

**  Confederate statue removed from Denton's square after 21-year fight.  (Texas.  Well, at least "they" knew 21-years ago that '"they" were offended.)

**  Black cheerleader quits after squad poses with Confederate flag shirt.   (Daphne High School in Daphne, Alabama.  Six white cheerleaders posed with a tee shirt with the words I (heart with a Confederate flag in it) Redneck Boys.  Notice that the white in white cheerleaders was not capitalized.  Should it have been?  I guess we should be offended by the term Redneck and Redneck boys.  But not.)

**  Moving NC Confederate statue 'smacks of  ethnic genocide,' woman says ahead of  protest.  (Gaston)

--Old Redneck Boy Secesh

What Is Happening to Statues Across U.S. Is Reminiscent of of 1930s Nazi Germany: Book Burning and Kristallnacht

Has the United States slipped into a Neo-Nazi era led by BLM and Antifa?

Take a look at videos of  the Nazi  Kristallnacht and Nazi Book Burning on YouTube and the similarities are striking between the Nazis and the aforementioned groups.

Sadly, it is not just Confederate statues now, but all sorts of statues.  Where will it end?  How many presidents will have to be removed from Mt. Rushmore?  When will Washington, D.C. be renamed Douglass, D.C., or Tubman, D,C,?  When will the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial be either taken down or be renamed?  When will the National Anthem be changed to "I'm Black, I'm Proud?"  When will four of the five first president have to be written out of history books?

And, it goes on and on.

Maybe it is time for the government to put a stop to this anarchy and the Tyranny of the Blacks.  Let the police put a stop to the lawbreaking, which, by the way, is not vandalism but hate crimes.

So, Who's a Nazi.  So, Who's a Neo-Nazi.  --Old Secesh

Six Days to Virginia's Confederate Statue Orgy: Bringing Back Book Burning and Kristallnacht

Six more days until the party begins.  Believe it when I say what is going to happen is NOT a party for me, but a time of sadness and remorse that the United States has sunk to such a low point in its history.

I doubt that I'll watch all the coverage of people drinking, partying and laughing (and I'm sure it will receive a whole lot of media play).  I wonder how those people would feel if statues of people they admire and respect were treated like that?  What if they were having a funeral for a loved one or friend and people showed up doing what they will be doing this coming Wednesday?

The removal of those statues will be like that for me.

This has happened before in Nazi Germany in the 1930s when books were burned and then Kristallnacht.  You can go to YouTube and watch videos of both of these and see the many similarities between Nazi Germany and Virginia.

This will forever be a stain on Virginia and I don't think I'll ever be able to go to Virginia again, even with the numerous Civil War battlefields and all the colonial and Revolution history.  It will take a major forgiveness on my part.

And, I'd really like to go to the Mariner's Museum and see the USS Monitor turret and Bedford for the D-Day Memorial.  I am hoping saner minds prevail in Bedford in regards to its Confederate monument to honor its men who marched off to defend their homes.

So Sad, So Sad.  Who's a Neo-Nazi?  --Old Secesh

Ten Days to Virginia's Confederate Statue Orgy

Ten days from now, on July 1, the Confederate Statue Protection law in Virginia ends and everywhere, there will be rejoicing among Blacks and their white minions.  The party will be on.  City crews will be out removing the offensive statues, probably starting the first second after midnight.  Or, they will wait until a more convenient time (later) for the party-goers.

For some of us, it will be a very sad time, but one we'll have to live with in today's climate.

Probably the biggest parties will take place in Richmond and Charlottesville.

I had to chuckle as I saw an ad for a new book in one of my Civil War magazines.  The book is titled "An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments" by Timothy S. Sedore.  It locates 360 Confederate statues and markers in Virginia and gives a history of each one.

After July 1, you can use it to see WHERE these statues were.

I am reminded of two things that occurred in Nazi Germany prior to World War II.  One was the Nazi book burnings and the other was Kristallnacht.  I saw some videos of these events and it sure reminded me of something we are seeing regularly these days.  Give them a watch and see what you think.

Of course, Virginia is not alone in its depravity.  I may never get to go to the South again.

Did I hear correctly, but did "protesters"  (rioters and hate crimers) really topple and "vandalize" statues of U.S. Grant, Francis Scott Key and Father Junipero Serra in San Francisco Friday night.  In addition, statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were "vandalized" and toppled as well in Oregon this week.

If you notice me using "vandalize" that is because what is happening is not vandalism but a hate crime.

And, someone had the gall to "vandalize" the Arthur Ashe statue on the former Monument Avenue in Richmond.  They wrote "White Lives Matter" on it and Blacks and their white minions are livid with their anger.  How DARE someone  commit a "hate crime" like that?

So, Who's a Neo?  --Old Secesh

Just One In Three Pearl Harbor Survivors Will Be Able to Attend a Ceremony Today

These are some of today's headlines about Pearl Harbor from around the country to mark the event.  You can type in the headlines to read the articles.

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**  Pearl Harbor veteran's internment to be the last on the USS Arizona.

**  Wisconsin Pearl Harbor survivor to release book detailing his life story.

**  Writer remembers Pearl Harbor survivors.

**  Pearl Harbor survivor to rejoin 'all my buddies' as his ashes are placed on sunken battleship.

**  USS Arizona survivor remembers Pearl Harbor.

**  Pearl Harbor commemoration to continue  in Inland Northwest, even after death of last known local survivor.

**  Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor being honored in Solana Beach.

**  Norris Burkes:  Grass Valley Pearl Harbor survivor Joe Feld remembers the Day of Infamy.

**  Pearl Harbor survivors return to Oahu  to share their memories of the attack.

Confederate Battle Flag Has Divisive History-- Part 2: The Three National Flags

Continued from October 11, 2019.  Just click on the Flag's Divisive History label to see other posts.

"The banner has become more popular than the Confederacy's first official flag, the Stars and Bars, which resembled the United States' Stars and Stripes, but with three wide red and white stripes and with a blue square union with seven white stars.

"In 1863, the battle flag was officially recognized by the Confederate Congress, turning it into a political symbol, as it has been ever since."

At that time, it was incorporated into a larger white banner as a square in the upper left hand corner as the Confederacy's second national banner.  Then, a red bar was added at the opposite end of the banner so that  the flag would not be seen as a surrender flag when hanging limp.

"But, John Coski, a historian at the American Civil War Museum, who documented the banner's divisive history in his 2005 book, 'The Confederate Battle Flag:  America's Most Embattled Emblem,' warns against simplifying what it stands for."

--Old Secesh

Heritage Attacks Continue, Oct. 15-- Part 2: About the Confederate Capitals

**  Man behind I-20 Confederate flags says he'll run for senate.

**  Opinion:  Nathan Bedford Forrest, it's time for Tennessee to stop celebrating you.

**  An honest interpretation of John Castleman  could help us reconcile our slavery, Civil War.

**  All three capitals of the Confederacy now have black mayors.  Okay, I knew  Montgomery and Richmond.  But what was the third Confederate capital?

The third one was Danville, Virginia, which was the capital for a very short time after the Confederate government fled from Richmond.   Interesting.

**  Book Review:  "Life in Jefferson Davis' Navy."  Review of a new book on the Confederate Navy.  Anything Navy is my primary interest in the First Civil War.  Real Civil War history.

--Old Secesh