Joe Mabel NPR today: “Some see the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism and hatred. Others see it as a symbol of Southern heritage.” I personally fuse those views: flying the Confederate flag is an embrace of a Southern heritage of racism and hatred. Joe’s post is right on. The[...]
Posts Tagged ‘South Carolina’
June 19th, 2015 - 11:14 am § in Uncategorized
Should we honor soldiers who fought on the wrong side?
This is a complicated question, not least because the “good guys” and “bad guys” aren’t always easy to identify, but also because military service often is involuntary and we recognize it’s unfair to punish people for things over which they have no choice. But eve[...]
A Response to MY (South Carolinian) Brother in Law
Over in the comments thread and in personal emails (to me and my attorney) My brother in law William Quick , an explant to Charleston, is calling me demented for my posts about South Carolina and the dreadful murders at the AME church. I responded in the comment thread, but think the response should[...]
June 19th, 2015 - 8:56 am § in Uncategorized
South Carolina refuses to lower Confederate flag
Why? Because they respect the rule of law. The Confederate flag is highly controversial. To some people it represents slavery, secession, racism, and the losing side of a bloody civil war. To others, it speaks of “tradition” and the battlefield bravery of their ancestors. Same symbol, di[...]
June 19th, 2015 - 8:52 am § in Misc.
Remembering the Dead of a Shameful War
Charleston’s celebration of its horrible history does not end with the exuberant display of the the Stars and Bars. The home of the confederacy even has a memorial to Nazi POWs who were interned there in WWII. Ironically, this memorial ended up on the property of a Jewish family. When[...]
June 18th, 2015 - 11:14 am § in Uncategorized
Will South Carolina fly its Confederate flag at half-staff?
“On Wednesday night, nine people were murdered by a white man in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. A hate crime. And someone has raised a good question: Will South Carolina honor the victims by flying its Confederate flag at half-staff?” — Barbara [...]
June 18th, 2015 - 8:26 am § in Uncategorized
Charleston church shooting suspect is captured alive
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June 17th, 2015 - 11:19 pm § in Uncategorized
Update: Democratic state senator among dead at Charleston church
Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, 42, a pastor and Democratic state senator, is among the 9 people killed in Wednesday night’s mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.[...]
June 17th, 2015 - 10:58 pm § in Uncategorized
Gunman kills 9 at black church in Charleston, SC
“Charleston police say nine people have been killed in a shooting at a historic black church in what authorities intend to investigate as a hate crime,” CBS News reported Wednesday night. A man described as “a white male with sandy blonde hair, a slim build, approximately 21 years [...]
June 8th, 2015 - 2:29 pm § in Misc.
UPDATE: South Carolina cop indicted in death of black man shot in back
This an update to a story on TA about North Charleston, a town North of Charleston, SC. This town has been run for two decades one (white man) and has a town government that is all white. The Mayor has taken great credit for taking action is firing the cop. This is also the town […][...]