Not weird if you know the history. William Porcher Miles’ first draft of the Confederate battle flag featured a blue St. George’s cross, populated by fifteen white stars, on a field of red. However, Charles Moise, a Jewish Confederate, asked Miles that “the symbol of a particular religion not be made the symbol of the nation.” and Miles replaced it with a saltire. Ironically, the saltire/St. Andrew’s cross ended up being of particular religious significance to the Scots and Scots-Irish, who generally weren’t keen on slavery but also weren’t keen on being invaded. They were great fighters in the war.
Not weird if you know the history. William Porcher Miles’ first draft of the Confederate battle flag featured a blue St. George’s cross, populated by fifteen white stars, on a field of red. However, Charles Moise, a Jewish Confederate, asked Miles that “the symbol of a particular religion not be made the symbol of the nation.” and Miles replaced it with a saltire. Ironically, the saltire/St. Andrew’s cross ended up being of particular religious significance to the Scots and Scots-Irish, who generally weren’t keen on slavery but also weren’t keen on being invaded. They were great fighters in the war.
Did people just suddenly forget who owned the ships and markets?
@GraduatedBen that would be a kickass movie, too bad Hollywood is... well you know
@GraduatedBen Many such cases as well. Most dont know how many people of certain groups have ancestors that were in US port cities that were here back before America was a formal country and still under the crown.
@GraduatedBen Or, more simply, the battle flag is something of an international symbol of resistance and rebellion. Often, it’s not much more complicated than that. You may be looking for nuance where none exists.
@GraduatedBen Flag waving in the Middle East always was the national sport of history buffs. Especially for a right wing populist like Bibi
@GraduatedBen The idea that Jewish planters influenced the design of the Southern Cross is a popular myth. The main reason was that South Carolina had already adopted a version with the Roman Cross, so St Andrew’s was chosen to appear more distinctive.
@GraduatedBen People have just always liked this flag simple as