Wooden Coaster Weekend (HWN, BB, & DW)

Nate, It's ludacris to think that war was fought over slavery.

Check your history bud, The south created their own currency and the north was collecting no taxes from the south. There were also several issues that did include slavery that the govt wanted to dictate how states would conduct their buisness.

While I agree and am totally against slavery, That was the end of the UNITED STATES with the states governing themselves and the govts only concern was national defense and upholding the constitution.

Since then the Govt been able to hold the states at ransom for just about anything it wants. Prohibition, Legal drinking age, National speed limit, You name it.

As far as my words defending racisim? How is calling Jessie Jackson a national extoritionist racism? IMHO MLK would probably have smacked him in the mouth profiting off the people he claims to help.

Chuck, who thinks this has nothing to do with coasters but just because I wear a christian flag doesn't mean I hate any other religion. I see people all the time wearing african colors, is that a anti white statment or just pride in their heratage? I think its the later and not racist. *** Edited 6/16/2006 11:12:21 PM UTC by Charles Nungester***

No, I am trying to get you to see that you are judging the entire South, not just people wearing that type of clothing, based on those people. Basically, a snapshot in time. You do not judge 45 million people or however many people live here, based on people at an amusement park. You said,"The South is scary."
Not those people at DW are scary or those people at the restaurant are scary. And you used in your TR the events that happened on your trip as evidence. Not previous trips. This trip. You could make 15 three day trips a year to the South and you would only have anecdotal evidence on which to base your opinion. You have never lived here. I feel like I am Neil Armstrong and I am listening to someone tell me that there are giant herds of elephants roaming around on the moon. You don't know what you are talking about!!!!!

If you use multiple exclamation points, it makes your point seem even more valid!!! It's true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wasn't writing any sort of long-winded disertation on why I think the South is scary. If I was, then I probably would have included multiple forms of evidence from all of my trips to the South. I would have also listed the thousands of reasons I think the place is scary. But this isn't an essay on my thoughts on that part of the country. You're talking about a one freakin' paragraph side comment on people wearing Confederate attire. I don't have to live in the south to know what it's like; if anything in this thread has been ridiculous to the point of being laughable, it's that.

Chuck,
I've had plenty of history classes, thanks. The reasons for why the American Civil War happened are complicated and many. There are huge economic and political reasons, including many of the things you mentioned above. But the motivating factor behind those economic and political reasons was the fight over slavery. That said, whether or not the war was fought directly over slavery is irrelevant when you're discussing what the Confederate flag stands for today. The rest of your post is just a bit too government-paranoid for me.

-Nate
*** Edited 6/17/2006 12:41:39 AM UTC by coasterdude318***

True, I had relatives on both sides.

Sorry for going political, Maybe I took your views out of context but as someone pointed out earlier, When certain groups embraced the confederate flag as a symbol of superiority is more likely the reason the flag is viewed as racist today.

There were tons of so called Confederates who didn't own or necessarly support slavery but stood up for the states right to govern themselves.

Chuck