Most of you may not know this, but 2011 is the second year of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the War for Southern Independence, also known as the "civil war." (Those of you who know me know that I abhorr that title and refuse to use it, and you know why.) It was 150 years ago when the bloodiest, most costly war in the history of our nation took place right here on our own soil - mostly Southern soil, by the way. As one could expect, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is spearheading the events commemorating the sacrifices and valor of the Southern men who fought to defend their homeland, starting with a "Sesquicentennial Secession Ball" that was held in Charleston, SC recently. Where better to hold the ball than the place where it all got started, right?
And, as one could expect, this event did have its detractors, the most well known of those being Al Sharpton, the racist black "activist" from up North - New York, specifically. And I absolutely REFUSE to use the term "reverend" when speaking of this bigoted racist, because that would be an insult to the true men of God who claim the term for all the right reasons.
But I digress...
Anyhow, here's what Mr. Sharpton had to say about the Secession Ball:
“First, they’re celebrating treason. These people actually fought, and killed, and died... to try and overthrow the United States Government. And when that didn’t succeed, they seceded and tried to form a separate government on American soil. Secondly, it was based on slavery, and slavery based on race.”
After reading this ludicrous quote, you have to ask yourself one simple question: just what school did this idiot attend, anyway? Even the most radical Yankee teachings in the most radical public schools in the nation don't teach this line of bullshit! I mean, just where is he getting this from?
First and foremost, Mr. Sharpton needs to look up the definition of the term, "treason." If he did, he'd discover that what the Southern states did does not fit the definition. But that's a minor point.
The big one is the second line about "these people" fighting and dying to overthrow the United States government. This is nothing but a lie, because nothing like this ever happened. Period. Maybe in Sharpton's deluded, bigoted, racist mind he THINKS it did so it will give him something to base his racist, bigoted ideals on, but the truth - the HISTORICAL truth - is that it never happened.
And yes, the Southern states did secede, which is what the war was all about, except that they didn't "try" to form a separate government on American soil - they actually did it. Whether Mr. Sharpton and people of his opinion like to admit it or not, the Confederate States of America most certainly did exist. They had a President, a Vice President, a Congress, a Treasury Department, a standing army, a navy, they had everything that the United States had - in fact, with a few minor revisions, the Constitution of the Confederate States was nearly a word-for-word copy of the United States Constitution, the most glaring difference being that the Confederate Constitution both outlawed the importation of new slaves from abroad and protected the ownership of those slaves already in the country. Aside from that, the documents are nearly identical.
And lastly, of course slavery was based on race. But what Mr. Sharpton doesn't want to admit is that it was always based on race, and that the Founding Fathers of our nation ALL were slaveowners, with one of them - Thomas Jefferson - having recently been proven by DNA analysis to have fathered at least one child with a slave.
No, let's not talk about how the Founding Fathers were slaveholders, and about how they had the chance to free all slaves in 1787 but didn't do it - let's just keep placing the blame on the Southern people so we can spread more lies, half-truths, and distortions to further our own bigoted, racist political agenda.
After making this ludicrous statement and showing just how much he doesn't know about the topic of the War for Southern Independence, Mr. Sharpton was contacted by the Commander of the South Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and was invited to meet with him so they may discuss his remarks and the truth about the War further. As one could expect, Mr. Sharpton has not replied but has chosen to ignore the invitation to be proven that he's a buffoon in a silk suit.
So in addition to being an intentionally ignorant ass, Mr. Sharpton is also a coward.
The really scary thing about this is that there are scores of people out there who will take what this buffoon has to say as the gospel truth, and will base their opinions and feelings on it rather than take a little time, do the research, and know just what the hell they're talking about. No, rather than do that, they'll hitch their wagon to this horse's ass of a racist mouthpiece, sing his praises, and go on blaming the South for the racist attitude in America.
The whole thing disgusts me more than I can convery in words.
IHC
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