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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
I don't even know what you all are "debating" in this thread, so I'll just use this time to give my Public Service Announcement:
Slavery was about capitalism and not racism. This capitalism/material foundation is the basis for "colonialism" and an explanation for why there were Africans selling Africans into slavery. The North American racist ideologies arose to reinforce and legitimate the exploitation of cheap, slave labor. As time went on, capitalists used these racist ideologies to control both black and white labor (as a means of opportunity hoarding and a racialized split labor market, as well as to prevent the proletariate from uniting across race lines).
I think it's important to understand (historical and) social context as everyone is talking past each other. As you were.  |
Thank You DST for posting this and anyone who beleive it was not in economics, they should go back to class.
The common flag used as The Stars and Bars as the Battle Flag of the CFSA was one of many Flags flown by The Troops of the South.
As was explained, the Common Flag that flies is the one with Red, A Blue X with White Stars as the battle flag.