Claiborne, What a great explanation to someone who doesn't realize the deep feelings Southerners have about their heiritage. DEO VINDICE, DonAld S. Wehking From: [email protected] > Date: 2003/01/18 Sat PM 05:29:54 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MO-CW] stopping the flag discussion > > a message dated 1/18/2003 3:43:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] > writes: > > > > Could you put a cease and desist on this discussion about the flag? Little > > light and much heat.....getting old. I never cease to marvel that a war > > that > > ended 138 years ago engenders so much heat on the part of the descendants > > of > > the defeated. They need to get over it. By the way, I have ancestors who > > fought on both sides. > > > > Patrick, > I couldn't resist....You shot your cannon off. First, this discussion is more > than just about the Flag....It is about geneology. Second, decendants of the > defeated......The reason you are hearing so much about this...is, they don't > feel defeated....how about that? > Third,you get over it.....Like you get over discussion about a man who is > running for president in 2004, saying the Confederate Battle Flag is > offensive and should never be seen again. That battle flag represents a lot > of genelogy, and the lives of men who fought for their country and families. > The folks who are responding are the very folks who are suppling you with > geneology information, believe me they have it....Seems to me, you could be a > little more understanding, regarding the feelings of these folks. The > decission to take this flag down from those two site's was no little thing. > Everyone making comments, is either offering something or searching for > someone to respond with some sort of information which will help. > This flag thing is about our rights, our freedom, our heritage, our state, > our forefathers....so..........don't bring no knifes to no gunfights sonny. > Claiborne Scholl Nappier > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > "We ran like a herd of wild cattle." > William C. Oates > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >