Comments | wileypeter: Crankiness.

wileypeter

Crankiness.

Apr 20, 2010 10:43

So the current hubbub about the Civil War, specifically about VA's Governor declaring April Confederate History Month. The defenders of the Governor's actions (basically to ignore the role of slavery in the origins of the conflict, then when called on it issue a wishy-washy quasi-apology) generally default to one specific defense: It was about ( Read more... )

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whoopie we're racists!!!! mostuncertain April 21 2010, 02:36:32 UTC

its amazing to me how every few years another idiot tries this move; to put a rebel flag on a government building or make some lynching into a state holiday. I never quite know what it means about their constituencies, or whether or not it ruins them politically, because our attention spans (media wise) don't tend to last long enough to follow up on whether it bites them in the ass, or gets them votes.

The excuses tend to range from states rights, to really liking the colors of the flag, to being huge Skynard or Dukes of Hazard fans.

Seems a bit like saying that it's unfair to hindus to ban a swastica in berlin (No, no, we are just really interested in Hindu symbols in this administration.. What? You Jews try to ruin everything fun for the kids. Heil Vishnu!)

wait, did I just lose an argument somewhere by bringing that up?

Re: whoopie we're racists!!!! wileypeter April 21 2010, 03:02:08 UTC

Damn you, Godwin!

Seriously mostuncertain April 21 2010, 03:30:50 UTC

If Hitler & Nazis are an automatic loss, then the Hindu/Dukes of Hazard syllogism should be an automatic win. That's all I'm sayin.

PS. I like how you take their deflections seriously enough to follow them through to the natural conclusions. I don't have the patience for it. It's just so obvious what it is, that I don't bother. But then I am never going to change anyone's mind who isn't convinced already & doesn't find it all just as obvious as I do.

Re: Seriously wileypeter April 21 2010, 03:41:46 UTC

There's a piece of me that isn't satisfied until I can tell them why they're morons. Of course, I've also said Jefferson Davis' place in American History should be just above Benedict Arnold and some distance below John Walker Lindh.