Today was a historic day
- Thread starter Crazyhole
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Historical note: The British invaded the city and set fire to the Capital in 1812.
The moment the confederate states signed ordinances of secession from the union the south became a sovereign entity separate from the union in their own eyes. The United States in order to preserve the union retook the south and one by one readmitted each of the confederate states back into the union so for a short time during the Civil War the confederate battle flag was the flag of a foreign nation. But nobody needs a history lesson from me, the information is available for anyone to research on their own.
I understand the Trump flags. But one might reasonably ask, what was the symbolism behind bringing the Confederate Flag into the Capital building?
In their own eyes, sure. But they were never recognized as a sovereign entity by the US or by any foreign nation. Without acknowledged sovereignty of their own, they were never legally a foreign nation.
They had their own government and elected leaders. They were doing trade with European countries and had their own currency. I'd say that qualifies as a foreign nation.
