bell ringer for October 28, 2013

1. Read the article and write your initial response. My response is, I am slightly offended. The confederacy was a stand against the government because a number of people were not happy with political standing at the time. This controversy, although it did in fact lead to bloodshed, was beneficial to our nation by making the people's wants heard.  

2.  Do you feel that the writer is correct in his opinion? He is definitely not correct. The confederates demanded individual state-ism. They felt controlled by a national power. As a result they took a stand which helped form our nation into what it is today. The government needs to be reminded every once in a while who actually runs this country. They best way to do that is a revolution, there will be no avoiding bloodshed, and there will be no guaranteed safety until they battle is over. Take a stand. 

3.  Why do you feel their is still an issue with the confederate flag still nearly 150 years later? Hank Williams Jr. said "The south's gonna rattle again." People live in fear that an event like the civil war could occur again, some people would rather lay down and give up their liberties and freedoms to avoid a dispute rather than fighting for what they deserve. Benjamin Franklin once said "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."