During a recent altercation among teens in Sarasota, Fl. a young white boy who was displaying an alleged Confederate flag was shot and wounded by a black youth who took offense at this. The use of the word alleged is accurate because the flag at issue is a creation of the 20th century and was not a product of the Confederacy despite its current widespread useage.This "Confederate Flag" is a 20th Century invention combining the actual Battle Flag's colors with a Confederate Navy Jack.
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This flag with the Stars and Bars was flown over the first Capitol of the Confederacy on March 4, 1861. 
Why is a 20th century artifice being used to invoke a 19th century historical event? If the intent is to honor the memory of the sacrifices endured back then, why is the symbol chosen a bogus Battle Flag and not an actual Confederate banner? Many consider such usage inflammatory and since several genuine alternatives exist perhaps another choice should be considered.
Symbolism often is a substitute for reality or to mask actual intention. But symbols are powerful shortcuts in conveying emotions and values. Compare the effect on a ship at sea during the 18th century viewing an approaching ship flying this banner
Symbolism often is a substitute for reality or to mask actual intention. But symbols are powerful shortcuts in conveying emotions and values. Compare the effect on a ship at sea during the 18th century viewing an approaching ship flying this banner
or this one. The Jolly Roger!
Both flags were flown separately, or at times, simultaneously by the notorious pirate known as Edward England. Having lured his victims in close by the waving of the bogus Royal Navy flag; the running up of the skull and crossbones then signaled his true intent. Born Edward Seegar, in Ireland, England was marooned with two others when his crew mutinied and he died in Madagascar in 1720.
The symbol of the Jolly Roger is alive and well, however. On a bottle of poison or the prow of a vessel prowling the seas around Somalia looking for prey, the symbol lives on, its power intact.
Both flags were flown separately, or at times, simultaneously by the notorious pirate known as Edward England. Having lured his victims in close by the waving of the bogus Royal Navy flag; the running up of the skull and crossbones then signaled his true intent. Born Edward Seegar, in Ireland, England was marooned with two others when his crew mutinied and he died in Madagascar in 1720.
The symbol of the Jolly Roger is alive and well, however. On a bottle of poison or the prow of a vessel prowling the seas around Somalia looking for prey, the symbol lives on, its power intact.
by this one!
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