vivvav commented on tilthat's post “TIL Minnesota keeps the original Confederate flag hidden and refuses...”
This is great and I love it but how amazing would it be in Minnesota publicly burned the flag?
Honestly? Not at all. Because that flag was won in seven minutes with the blood of 82% of the volunteers from a brand-new state. They were asked for five minutes, they delivered seven, and with it, Gettysburg, and quite probably the tide of the war.
THAT is the sort of thing that we need to remember. In its proper context, it is a powerful symbol. A Private from Minnesota captured the colors of a Virginia regiment the day after they’d killed 4/5 of the men he served with, and most of his officers, and he kept on, and that is worth remembering.
Putting that symbol up and saying ‘that’s what we think of you trying to hold on to slavery, we’ll take your flag even if you beat the shit out of us, and we’ll still win,’ that’s ... yeah.
Ya not gonna win this one with a born-and-bred Minnesotan and someone who’s been told this story like it’s a dear family tale for the last fifteen years.
