Know YOur History, Dont Look Foolish like the NAACP

Yup. Thats right. The NAACP has done some good things, but their recent issues with the Georgia state flag was a complete disaster. The problem for them, is that they think they came out of theissue as the winner. If anything they look absolutly stupid and moronic. Why? Becuase they simply do not know American History.

Here was the issue. The NAACP was furious at Georgia for including the "confederate flag" as a part of their state flag. With the issues of slavery being a deep concern for the NAACP they put tremendous amounts of pressure on Georgia to change it. Here is what the flag looked like. If you look to the left you will be able to clearly see the "Confederate Flag" on the right part of the flag. In case you are unsure what section I am referring to, let me present to you this next image.





This is the section of the flag that I am referring to. During the Civil War it was not uncommon to see the Confederate units carrying this flag onto the battlefield. As can clearly be seen, this flag is clearly seen in the Georgia State Flag. So, the question is, does the NAACP have a case here? Sure they do. They have pointed out that the Georgia state flag contains the "Confederate Flag" in it. Case closed right? Well if it was that simple, why did I constantly refer to the flag on the left as the "confederate flag"?



Here is the reason. The flag above is NOT the Confederate Flag at all. It is actually the Confederate Battle Flag. See the Confederacy had several flags. One of them was the offical National Flag and another was the Battle Flag. The one pictured above is the Battle Flag, NOT the offical national flag. The offfical national Flag was the symbol of the confederacy.
Why am I tellign you this? Well I want you to keep this in mind.



Now, what is the new Georgia Flag? I am glad you asked. Well nothing really jumps out too fast. In fact it resembles the US flag a little bit. It has stripes like the US flag, it has stars like the US flag. It has the same colors of the US flag. Who could possibly have a problem with this flag? I mean, it does not seem like there is anything wrong with it. Some would even say it looks "kosher".




Here is the reason I referred to the "Confederate Flag" above with quaotes. The flag above is NOT the Confederate Flag at all. It is actually the Confederate Battle Flag. See the Confederacy had several flags. One of them was the offical National Flag and another was the Battle Flag. The one pictured above is the Battle Flag, NOT the offical national flag. The offfical national Flag was the symbol of the confederacy. Why am I tellign you this? Well I want you to keep this in mind.



Remember how I mentioned that there was a National Confederate Flag? Well, here is what it looks like. I will do a mini comparison in a moment, but just take a look at the two. Do they not look very similar? Actually the Confederate National Flag has 7 stars while the Georgia State Flag has 13. There were 13 states in the confederacy, so you can count the 13 stars that way. Or you can count them as the original 13 colonies. Either way, there is no denying the two flags look eerily similar.





Now look at these two flags and tell me if you can see any similarities. I certainly do. I see the same "stars and bars" pattern. One flag as 13 stars while the other has 7 . One flag has a small symbol in its blue area, but the fact is, they are in essence the same thing.



So what has the NAACP done when the new flag was debuted? They applauded Georgia for taking responsibility and for finally doing the right thing. They have since turned their attention away from Georgia. Why did they do this? Simple: they do not know their American History. Doing something like this makes the NAACP look really really foolish. The Confederate National Flag is far more of a symbol then the Battle Flag ever was. The very issue which the NAACP has tried to raise (that the confederacy stood for slavery) has not been resolved. While the NAACP might hem and haw that the Civil War was mainly about slavery(another place they look foolish) they have done nothign to resolve their primary problems. The winners here: The State of Georgia. the losers: teh NAACP. Just job guys. Maybe yall would like to go to Germany and help them redesign one of their old flags.