November 8, 2010
Polish Stars and Bars
When I traveled to Krakow, Poland a couple of weeks ago to attend an economics conference sponsored by Polish libertarians, the young man who picked me up at the airport had a Confederate flag magnet on the dashboard of his car. He told me that he got it when visiting Richmond, Virginia, where he also purchased a Confederate flag.
Politically-Correct Interpretation: Obviously, this young libertarian, whose parents were slaves of socialism, is a racist who reveres nineteenth-century American slave owners and would probably like to introduce slavery to Poland.
More Realistic Interpretation: This young Polish libertarian, who has not been brainwashed by American government schools, and who has never attended a Claremont Institute seminar, naturally thought of the Confederate flag as a symbol of opposition to a hated centralized governmental tyranny.
--From yesterday afternoon post on Lewrockwell.com/blog
"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come."
- Victor Hugo
--From yesterday afternoon post on Lewrockwell.com/blog
"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come."
- Victor Hugo
DiLorenzo is one of my favorite authors.
ReplyDeleteThere are quite a few in Poland. A friend, Eric, lives there and passes Battle Flags out to the truckers and flies many at his home. A couple of old links below.
ReplyDeleteLooking For Colonel Heros von Borcke's Grave
http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=698&highlight=heros+von+borcke
Report From Poland On Colonel Heros von Borcke's Ceremony
http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=1741&highlight=heros+von+borcke
Burke Davis relied heavily on Von Borcke's diary in his book "JEB Stuart, the Last Cavalier".
ReplyDeleteVon Borcke was a great man.