Sunday, July 5, 2015

Some are still fighting the Civil War like Battle of Palmito Ranch never happened

The Battle of Palmito Ranch in 1865 was officially the last battle of the Civil War. The war was declared over on August 20, 1866. The Miami Herald reports yesterday (July 4th, 2015) that there are still holdouts in this news article titled, "Police remove unauthorized Confederate flag flown in Florida":
     Police said in a report released Saturday that an anonymous caller alerted them to the flag found flying Friday afternoon outside City Hall. Police impounded it.
     City Hall was closed for the July Fourth weekend. Mayor Andrew Gillum condemned the flag-raising, vowing whoever put the flag up would be held responsible.
     "Today we proudly celebrate the founding of our Nation" under a single flag, he said. "While this reprehensible act may have been an attempt to divide us, I know that our community will instead choose to unite and focus on the values that bind us together." [emphasis added]
It would seem we have one of those holdouts locally. Here is a charming message from The Other Blogger (TOB) a few days prior to Independence Day:
Not exactly what you would call a message of unity or community, is it?