Mississippi governor declares April 'Confederate Heritage Month'

[fleur-de-lisa]

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/mississippi_governor_declares.html#incart_river_home_pop

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a proclamation declaring the month of April "Confederate Heritage Month" in his state. The signing was first reported by the Jackson Free Press. The proclamation does not appear on the State of Mississippi's website, the alternative weekly reports, with other proclamations, such as those about emergency inclement weather, but is posted on the website of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which is against changing the Mississippi flag to remove the Confederate battle flag. Clay Chandler, director of communications for Gov. Bryant, confirmed that the proclamation had been issued.

"Like his predecessors -- both Republican and Democrat -- who issued similar proclamations, Gov. Bryant believes Mississippi's history deserves study and reflection, no matter how unpleasant or complicated parts of it may be," Chandler said. "Like the proclamation says, gaining insight from our mistakes and successes will help us move forward."

The proclamation says that April is the appropriate month to honor Confederate heritage because it "is the month in which the Confederate States began and ended a four-year struggle." It adds that the state celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on April 25 to "recognize those who served in the Confederacy."

The proclamation concludes: "WHEREAS, it is important for all Americans to reflect upon our nation's past, to gain insight from our mistakes and successes, and to come to a full understanding that the lessons learned yesterday and today will carry us through tomorrow if we carefully and earnestly strive to understand and appreciate our heritage and our opportunities which lie before us: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Phil Bryant, Governor of the State of Mississippi, hereby proclaim the month of April 2016 as CONFEDERATE HERITAGE MONTH".

[guillaumeb]

1. A heritage of what, exactly?

Other than slavery, oppression, and hate, what is he talking about?

And this is interesting:

The proclamation says that April is the appropriate month to honor Confederate heritage because it "is the month in which the Confederate States began and ended a four-year struggle." It adds that the state celebrates Confederate Memorial Day on April 25 to "recognize those who served in the Confederacy."

"a four-year struggle" is an interesting way to speak of rebellion and civil war.

[gratuitous]

5. Maybe they're going to have a slave auction?

Fun for the entire family! We should have some floggings, too, I think. Maybe a few rapes, and an Essie May Washington-Williams memorial moment, just to show that old times there are not forgotten?

[MrWendel]

2. This guy...

is going balls out when it comes to the confederacy.

[spirald]

3. Like Holocaust Memorial Day but a month long

30 days to remind the country of the scum of the earth treasonous slavers who are still trying to destroy America and all of their foul deeds. 30 days of relentless exposure of Neo Nazis and KKK sympathizers in positions of authority. 30 days of burning ridicule, scorn and bags of gummy dicks, year after year until every single one of them scuttles back into their backyard bunkers and allows the rest of us to run an inclusive country. Bring it the fuck on!

[safeinOhio]

4. Can we just call it

Surrender Monkey Day?