It seems like most wars end the same way: as a cease-fire, but the hatred continues. Recently there has been quite a significant amount news-coverage on bringing down the Confederate flags and eradicating the nation of any symbols related to the Confederacy; I couldn't agree more.
Most people need a refresher on the Civil War that occurred here.
"The American Civil War, known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as by other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Of the 34 states that existed in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and went on to form the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, often simply called the South, grew to include eleven states, although they claimed thirteen states and additional western territories. The Confederacy was never recognized diplomatically by a foreign country. The states that remained loyal were known as the Union or the North.
The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the expansion of slavery into the western territories. After four years of combat, which left over 600,000 Union and Confederate soldiers dead and destroyed much of the South's infrastructure, the Confederacy collapsed and slavery was abolished. The process of Reconstruction then began, with the goal of restoring national unity and guaranteeing civil rights to freed slaves.
The American Civil War was one of the earliest true industrial wars. Railroads, the telegraph, steamships, and mass-produced weapons were employed extensively. The mobilization of civilian factories, mines, shipyards, banks, transportation and food supplies all foreshadowed the impact of industrialization in World War I. It remains the deadliest war in American history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 750,000 soldiers and an undetermined number of civilian casualties. One estimate of the death toll is that ten percent of all Northern males 20–45 years old, and 30 percent of all Southern white males aged 18–40 died. From 1861 to 1865 about 620,000 soldiers lost their lives."
I've highlighted some of the key-points in the previous passage. When you look at it, the Civil War occurred because of Slavery. One group wanted slavery while the other wanted to abolish it.
You can't preach equality in the states yet remind the people constantly with symbols of inequality. Imagine going to Germany and seeing statues of Hitler everywhere. The lives of German national citizens of German descent weren't put into harms path by Adolf himself; lives were lost due to the aggressive nature in which he attacked the world. I'm going to speculate that most German citizens of German descent don't feel the kind of resentment towards Hitler like their Jewish neighbors do. If Germany wants to preach equality and freedom, they can't display Hitler's monuments...even though that's quite a big chunk of their history.
Here's another one for you in regards to the Confederate Flag:
"Designed by William Porcher Miles, the chairman of the Flag and Seal committee, a now-popular variant of the Confederate flag was rejected as the national flag in 1861. It was instead adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Despite never having historically represented the CSA as a country nor officially recognized as one of the national flags, it is commonly referred to as "the Confederate Flag" and has become a widely recognized symbol of the American south. It is also known as the rebel flag, Dixie flag, and Southern cross and is often incorrectly referred to as the "Stars and Bars". (The actual "Stars and Bars" is the first national flag, which used an entirely different design.) The self-declared Confederate exclave of Town Line, New York, lacking a genuine Confederate flag, flew a version of this flag prior to its 1946 vote to ceremonially rejoin the Union. As of the early 21st century, the "rebel flag" has become a highly divisive symbol in the United States."
If you've read the previous paragraphs you'll see that the "Confederate flag" is a clear statement of Slavery; it needs to come down. Going back to Germany again, the swastika was a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism literally meaning a lucky or auspicious object, however it was a symbol of Jewish Genocide in Germany: it needed to come down regardless of how much it's "part of history."
If you want to have a tolerant world, you have to behave accordingly. I know that if this was occurring in another country, the US would be the first to voice their opinions on how this should not occur in the modern world and would NEVER occur in a nation like ours.
Most people need a refresher on the Civil War that occurred here.
"The American Civil War, known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as by other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Of the 34 states that existed in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and went on to form the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, often simply called the South, grew to include eleven states, although they claimed thirteen states and additional western territories. The Confederacy was never recognized diplomatically by a foreign country. The states that remained loyal were known as the Union or the North.
The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the expansion of slavery into the western territories. After four years of combat, which left over 600,000 Union and Confederate soldiers dead and destroyed much of the South's infrastructure, the Confederacy collapsed and slavery was abolished. The process of Reconstruction then began, with the goal of restoring national unity and guaranteeing civil rights to freed slaves.
The American Civil War was one of the earliest true industrial wars. Railroads, the telegraph, steamships, and mass-produced weapons were employed extensively. The mobilization of civilian factories, mines, shipyards, banks, transportation and food supplies all foreshadowed the impact of industrialization in World War I. It remains the deadliest war in American history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 750,000 soldiers and an undetermined number of civilian casualties. One estimate of the death toll is that ten percent of all Northern males 20–45 years old, and 30 percent of all Southern white males aged 18–40 died. From 1861 to 1865 about 620,000 soldiers lost their lives."
I've highlighted some of the key-points in the previous passage. When you look at it, the Civil War occurred because of Slavery. One group wanted slavery while the other wanted to abolish it.
You can't preach equality in the states yet remind the people constantly with symbols of inequality. Imagine going to Germany and seeing statues of Hitler everywhere. The lives of German national citizens of German descent weren't put into harms path by Adolf himself; lives were lost due to the aggressive nature in which he attacked the world. I'm going to speculate that most German citizens of German descent don't feel the kind of resentment towards Hitler like their Jewish neighbors do. If Germany wants to preach equality and freedom, they can't display Hitler's monuments...even though that's quite a big chunk of their history.
Here's another one for you in regards to the Confederate Flag:
"Designed by William Porcher Miles, the chairman of the Flag and Seal committee, a now-popular variant of the Confederate flag was rejected as the national flag in 1861. It was instead adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Despite never having historically represented the CSA as a country nor officially recognized as one of the national flags, it is commonly referred to as "the Confederate Flag" and has become a widely recognized symbol of the American south. It is also known as the rebel flag, Dixie flag, and Southern cross and is often incorrectly referred to as the "Stars and Bars". (The actual "Stars and Bars" is the first national flag, which used an entirely different design.) The self-declared Confederate exclave of Town Line, New York, lacking a genuine Confederate flag, flew a version of this flag prior to its 1946 vote to ceremonially rejoin the Union. As of the early 21st century, the "rebel flag" has become a highly divisive symbol in the United States."
If you've read the previous paragraphs you'll see that the "Confederate flag" is a clear statement of Slavery; it needs to come down. Going back to Germany again, the swastika was a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism literally meaning a lucky or auspicious object, however it was a symbol of Jewish Genocide in Germany: it needed to come down regardless of how much it's "part of history."
If you want to have a tolerant world, you have to behave accordingly. I know that if this was occurring in another country, the US would be the first to voice their opinions on how this should not occur in the modern world and would NEVER occur in a nation like ours.
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