Strictly as a matter of historical preservation, I support it. This could be done very well, and very tastefully.
And if this is really a thinly-disguised Federal Government Can Go Screw Itself Month, I wouldn't immediately get all bent out of shape about it (though I don't agree with that position).
Here's where I get concerned: I've never spent a substantial amount of time in Virginia, but in the Midwest, when people start flying the Stars and Bars and talking about how the South Will Rise Again and so on, they're not talking about states' rights, they're talking about racism, and how we need more of it. If there is to be a Confederate History Month, I'd want to make sure that it's not a vehicle for renewed acceptance of racist hate speech or oppression.
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Date: 2010-04-08 06:04 pm (UTC)And if this is really a thinly-disguised Federal Government Can Go Screw Itself Month, I wouldn't immediately get all bent out of shape about it (though I don't agree with that position).
Here's where I get concerned: I've never spent a substantial amount of time in Virginia, but in the Midwest, when people start flying the Stars and Bars and talking about how the South Will Rise Again and so on, they're not talking about states' rights, they're talking about racism, and how we need more of it. If there is to be a Confederate History Month, I'd want to make sure that it's not a vehicle for renewed acceptance of racist hate speech or oppression.