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From: "gdy2shosflthybst" <>
Subject: Re: [SUVCW] giant confederate flag in the news
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:10:12 -0400
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There really is a small militant minority in the SCV but they are loud and
sometimes even tend toward violence. They ar enot interested in a debate or
any level headed discussion. Sadly, when we revived the SUVCW in Georgia
some of our members, including me, recieved threats of violence from them.
One of my members was nearly assaulted a few weeks ago! Interestingly, there
were other SCV camps, the majority by my count, who welcomed us and reached
out a hand of friendship. One SCV camp even donated to our flag fund! On
Memorial Day Observance at Marietta Cemetery I had a warm and friendly
conversation with several SCV members who were there to lay wreaths at the
ceremony.

Let's just remain vigilant to the hot-heads and the militants in the SCV and
cooperate with the reasonable majority. Just for the group's edification,
the moderator of this list server is a member of both organizations.

DC Eric Peterson
Department of Georgia and South Carolina.


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Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: [SUVCW] giant confederate flag in the news


> Brother Doug,
>
> It is very sad indeed. In the few years leading up to my own departure
> from
> the SCV, I was becoming very uncomfortable with the way things were
> moving.
> The episode surrounding the formation of our SUVCW camp and general SCV
> reaction just took the cake.
>
> I am very bothered by a number of things happening in the SCV. As one
> example, just a few years ago, there was a SCV chaplains conference, and
> as a part
> of that program there was a presentation on the "Real Meaning of the
> Pledge
> of Allegiance." Sad to say, it wasn't patriotic in nature. The SCV
> Dispatch is
> a breeding ground for such counterproductive and in some cases, outright
> subversive commentary.
>
> I've always thought that many in the SCV have been oblivious to the fact
> that they only have the opportunity to meet and celebrate Confederate
> ancestry
> because of the leniency of the US Government policy toward such things,
> as it
> was established years ago. Those who made such policies, I beleive, did
> not
> anticipate another up-welling of secessionist mentality discontent.
>
> Robert Moore
> CC, Camp #1881
> PI, Dept of Md.
>
>
>
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