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?
Need a Curb Your Enthusiasm ep with Larry David kvetching over confederate flag design proposals