The one thing I have never grasp about the great confederate flag debate in South Carolina, is the claim that the flag is our state's heritage. As if to say that this emblem in some way reflects the entirety of what as a state South Carolina represents.
I accept the fact that our great state started the war of northern aggression, and it should absolutely be preserved as a brief moment in our history. I, and the true southern gentleman, reject the idea that the five years our state claimed succession solely defined our heritage.
The Golden Trigger understands the heritage of the South in a different manner. Southern charm, wit, class and style are all un-confederate, and perhaps more surprisingly, un-American.
When the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter the state of South Carolina had been a member of this union for less than 100 years. Before that, the red, white and blue took another shape over this land; in the form of the union jack, more commonly know as the British flag.
Spend any amount of time with a British individual and you will soon recognize the connections between our cultures.
Politically, we differ greatly from the United Kingdom, sure. This nation's political system, after all, was founded as an antithesis to the oppressive rule of England. But we share more with the limeys than language and an affinity for fried food. Especially and uniquely in the South.
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