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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since the opposite of "rebel" is sheeple, I think we found a new a new mascot.

You know, the motto of you aging commies used to be "Question Authority." That is somewhat synomomous with "be rebellious." Perhaps nuance of thought is a lost art these days.[/quote]

Are you advocating for losers?  Doesn’t it feel bad to think about how a group of Northern liberals plus Black soldiers absolutely destroyed the confederacy, till each of its soldiers and leaders was begging for mercy?  Traitors.  But also losers.

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No.  I think the causes of seccession and the Civil War were numerous and it shouldn't be boiled down to only the issue of slavery.  Given that the Constitution was originally written by a collection of sovereign states, it's hard to argue the South was traitorous.  I think Southern heritage means more than slavery to many of not most people than a defense of slavery.  Look at the Dukes of Hazard.  The boys displaying the flag helped the poor and rebelled against authority.  As a cultural phenomenon, the flag became popular even in the North not as a symbol of slavery.  This Yankee realizes I am on the losing side of the political argument on renaming schools and such, but I do think the DCUM mob could occasionally hear more nuanced viewpoints.[/quote]

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