blue and white : Too yankyish. Blue white and red : Yea that'll work.
@enayatchoudhury54314 жыл бұрын
*laughs in United Kingdom*
@73ttda424 жыл бұрын
Still yankee
@looinrims4 жыл бұрын
America =/= yankee
@73ttda424 жыл бұрын
The Looinrims You mean ≠
@looinrims4 жыл бұрын
73 Ttda pffff idk how to reddit text
@3arabimiskeen3 жыл бұрын
Jesus! No wonder the south lost.. they had more graphic designers than soldiers.
@jerrywhidby.3 жыл бұрын
You just described the US in modernity.
@Maddiedoggie3 жыл бұрын
Graphic design is my passion
@thejarjosh3 жыл бұрын
Well, something to consider. Some Confederate generals went farther south and never surrendered. Confederates suffered fewer losses and the Union lost their tyrant king just days after Lee surrendered. The confederacy never really died. It just went "underground". Texas gained the most imo by the end of the war.
@-Me_3 жыл бұрын
@@HalfBreadChaos dumbass! Haven't u heard of a joke?
@misterjder1.8313 жыл бұрын
@@thejarjosh Sure and Nazis left to the Antarctica and the dark side of the moon 🤪
@8ig0r862 жыл бұрын
The Stainless Banner looks like someone made the battle flag in Paint, but forgot to resize the rest of the image
@frostbitegames40462 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right
@roybiv70182 жыл бұрын
This is the best comment.
@SquareFoil313622 жыл бұрын
R/rareinsults
@hockeyislife2 Жыл бұрын
@@SquareFoil31362r/foundthemobileuser
@stinksorstonks14983 жыл бұрын
"The flag looks like surrender flag! Put red on it!" 36 days later..
@thunderbird19213 жыл бұрын
In most of the world, if your enemy flies a white flag, they're likely about to surrender. In Bourbon France, YOU should surrender if your enemy is flying the white flag!
@internetperson98133 жыл бұрын
Meme: The flag of Bourbon France (This is not a France surrender joke)
@capncake88373 жыл бұрын
69th like.
@vastcarter2 жыл бұрын
Sherman did nothing wrong
@presidentjohnhenryeden68402 жыл бұрын
@@vastcarter the only thing sherman did wrong was stop
@Sam-xp8bl3 жыл бұрын
Maybe the real confederate flag was the friends we made along the way
@liljay23263 жыл бұрын
I am a 14 year old girl and this is deep👊🥺
@disillusionedrightest73133 жыл бұрын
"Maybe the real Slave Empire was the friends we made along the way"
@davidgearon74463 жыл бұрын
Maybe the real confederate flag is the smoke rising from Georgia as Sherman marches through
@nikhilsinha77303 жыл бұрын
That's both hollow and filled with bullshit
@connorg.33813 жыл бұрын
For those of you who never paid attention in history class, that’s the battle flag. We fly it to remember the ultimate sacrifice that hundreds of thousands made to make men free. If you forget about them, their sacrifice, or what they fought for, slavery will come back to the US, and it would be your fault. Btw that saying makes no sense
@smartereveryday9 жыл бұрын
Grey, we discussed this. You're not supposed to out Southerners who quietly display the Bonnie Blue in discreet locations to honor 83.3% of an entire generation of their non-slave owning family who was killed fighting a rich man's war. Hypothetically... of course.
@WillGrace969 жыл бұрын
Very good. So sad so few people get taught history.
@JazzKeyboardist19 жыл бұрын
Fort Sumter was like 9/11. Oops
@theonlyari9 жыл бұрын
I knew I liked you. But, no, you're still racist ;-P
@SkyJedi9 жыл бұрын
theonlyari you're* (you look silly)
@theonlyari9 жыл бұрын
Luke Olson fergive me. I fergot my grammer
@HayTatsuko2 жыл бұрын
Out of all the tragedies of the U.S. Civil War, the ruining of two really attractive flag designs is pretty far down the ladder of awfulness, but it's still on there. From a flag-design standpoint, the Confederate battle flag and naval jack are just about perfect. They stick to three colors and are fairly simple, but still present a striking, distinct look.
@Wetard692 жыл бұрын
Agree love the design kind of intimidating in a way
@117rebel2 жыл бұрын
It’s a very attractive flag isn’t it?
@ChaseThePinballWizard2 жыл бұрын
@@117rebel Sure thing my fellow gentleman.
@tyronevaldez-kruger53132 жыл бұрын
@@117rebel The German swastika is still attractive too. No matter what it fought for.
@tyronevaldez-kruger53132 жыл бұрын
@White Pride Amen bother! Mine is flying as well 🇺🇸✊🏿✊🏻
@renatocorvaro69243 жыл бұрын
I love how passionate Grey is about flags.
@jackdaniels50712 жыл бұрын
Pretty much every American jizzes themselves when they see the US flag
@myfirstnamemylastname43754 жыл бұрын
All this could have been avoided if they simply turned off friendly fire
@cman76093 жыл бұрын
Hardcore mode is the best for leveling up weapons though...
@srhwllms50573 жыл бұрын
xd
@derpedlerp12373 жыл бұрын
Orthey could have turned on creative mode.
@NetRolller3D3 жыл бұрын
Can't do that without pressing A.
@Ali_556143 жыл бұрын
This is realistic battle, ff always on
@TruFalco9 жыл бұрын
I tried to educate a friend on this a few days ago and they unfriended me on facebook.
@wdavid49 жыл бұрын
iPlayer93 Sounds like someone who wasn't really a friend.
@artski099 жыл бұрын
iPlayer93 that is normal sadly bro hug?
@deathcommand9 жыл бұрын
iPlayer93 Worth it.
@OverlordZephyros9 жыл бұрын
iPlayer93 I feel you ... I lost half my FB friends when I tried to explain religion origins. TIP: never talk about religion in a catholic majority country :(
@artski099 жыл бұрын
Lord Zephyros bro hug?
@Jiji-the-cat54253 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the Betsy Ross flag wasn't used that much in the Revolutionary War. It was around and used here and there, but the official flag at the time was the Francis Hopkinson flag. Most flags that were flown in battle were usually individual localized flags flown by various groups of Colonists. Like the New England flag, the Green Mountain Boys flag, the South Carolina flag, etc.
@Fealuinix2 жыл бұрын
"This is a cross" Me: "Well, a saltire, more accurately."
@heatherkuhn65592 жыл бұрын
aka the Cross of St. Andrew.
@Fealuinix2 жыл бұрын
@@heatherkuhn6559 True.
@brianholmes18124 жыл бұрын
1:45 in the writing business they call that foreshadowing
@deekswap6953 жыл бұрын
Top comment material
@kam_kolb7953 жыл бұрын
*Ironic*
@unholycrusader693 жыл бұрын
@@kam_kolb795 *_yes_*
@-Subtle-3 жыл бұрын
It's also the last flag of the confederacy.
@frankfurt37293 жыл бұрын
@@sameman6884 lmao ripperoni in pepperoni
@xaknitram8 жыл бұрын
I guess you could say the navy refused to use navy blue on their flag
@MPHJackson77 жыл бұрын
🕶 YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
@spamwarrior84697 жыл бұрын
Albania!
@Cuffsmaster6 жыл бұрын
and your point is??.. How does that change the fact that the Stars and bars was flown over the confederacy and said to show white supremacy at the time by people?
@balladofcoseypolar47116 жыл бұрын
+J BEST Your point is?
@Cuffsmaster6 жыл бұрын
self explanatory
@MikeHawksBig693 жыл бұрын
2:06 *”Can no longer be mistaken for the surrender flag”* Yeah they made it so that there’s a big L.
@DarthOkamo3 жыл бұрын
The reason they made the white one is because they wanted to fool the north with it.
@Al3saMarie2 жыл бұрын
Ha
@San-li9ml2 жыл бұрын
@@DarthOkamo They fooled the north so we'll they actually surrendered, amazing.
@nafrost27872 жыл бұрын
Great now I will never unsee this.
@gavriloprincipgaming78573 жыл бұрын
This video has been out longer than the Confederacy lasted.
@generalusgrant61662 жыл бұрын
Ha-ha yeah.
@HOTD108_2 жыл бұрын
It's also been out longer than both world wars.
@Diskillfr Жыл бұрын
also been out longer than the union lasted
@mapleflag6518 Жыл бұрын
@@Diskillfr Because they won and returned to being the United States of America.
@RobertELee-fj8xq3 жыл бұрын
If you're gonna rebel, use a flag that's not similar to your enemys. It gives you good luck.
@whafflete67213 жыл бұрын
And also wouldn't shoot your second-best General when he's coming back
@slimesoup79443 жыл бұрын
And also have Texas be not useless
@Cuffsmaster3 жыл бұрын
Oh they would have got their ass kicked under any flag
@Cuffsmaster3 жыл бұрын
@Roman Bellic "proof" History books -- Any history book of U. S. History tells of the South's defeat under that flag. The flag is the flag of a loser . I
@JastwatchingYT3 жыл бұрын
@Dman Bellic Sure the south had amazing military leaders but the north had more population and industry, the only way I see the south winning is if the Europeans intervened and even then the north could just claim that the war is to end slavery and the Europeans would be forced to back down by thein own citizens.
@Gergenhimer8 жыл бұрын
So my friend told me a story about a German exchange student visiting here in Virginia. The German saw a Confederate flag, and upon remembering what it meant, he remarked, "Oh yeah, you guys have Nazis, too."
@andrewpaul27168 жыл бұрын
+Gergenhimer lol.
@NadaNothingLol8 жыл бұрын
+Gergenhimer Even though comparing the Nazi's to the Confederacy is like comparing evil bannanas to like, much less evil oranges.
@lucidreamer65228 жыл бұрын
+Christian Wheeler What do you have against bananas and oranges?! Next you'll be telling me leeks are an abomination... And that sake isn't real wine.
@andrewpaul27168 жыл бұрын
Joshua M Leeks are abominations. Fite me. (งಠ ͟ʖಠ)ง
@SilverFeet8 жыл бұрын
+Christian Wheeler Well, the reason why he said that is because displaying the Nazi flag publicly violates obscenity laws in Germany and other parts of Europe, so European neo-nazis hang the confederate publicly instead, because they at least have the balls to admit that it's a symbol representing white supremacists.
@reddysetgo13412 жыл бұрын
This video has been around longer than the Confederacy's existence.
@PowerOf472 жыл бұрын
And has been more beneficial to society
@1500Chevy2 жыл бұрын
Not Really.
@1500Chevy2 жыл бұрын
@@PowerOf47 Not Really.
@rlm29332 жыл бұрын
The history of the confederacy has been around longer than you have
@InsaneBimmer2 жыл бұрын
Oh we're still here ;)
@firefist59042 жыл бұрын
fitting their final flag was a white one. They didn't like colors, anyways.
@amaalburhan5362 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@vando45952 жыл бұрын
Took me 10 centuries to realize
@dgw36502 жыл бұрын
Amazing to think that all those evil, cruel slave owners managed to convince my slave ancestors to adopt the very religion that was cruelly oppressing them for centuries, resulting in a long, deep history of said religion in african american culture
@firefist59042 жыл бұрын
@@dgw3650 they were a race in need of hope with no other religions to look up to. It was inevitable that some would adopt Christianity
@grif4192 жыл бұрын
Wrong, white is a color because it is the sum of all the colors. Black is the absence of color.
@YMS9 жыл бұрын
Crazy! Had no idea, but I'm not American anyway.
@clairesinow7899 жыл бұрын
YourMovieSucksDOTorg As a Canadian you get the luxury of not dealing with many of the bigoted idiots of the south. Consider yourself lucky.
@clairesinow7899 жыл бұрын
SlypherSpoons I'm just going to hope you're trying to get a rise out of me. If not go fuck yourself.
@MemeSupreme699 жыл бұрын
Claire Janda Lol, what do you think America is to Canada? Not a bunch of backwards-ass bigots who live south of them?
@curtisimo0329 жыл бұрын
YourMovieSucksDOTorg Don't worry, we didn't either. That's why I love CGP Grey's channel.
@pawii1119 жыл бұрын
***** Canada is in America you dumb ass...
@TheFancyRoman8 жыл бұрын
So... its like calling the Netherlands Holland?
@Demicleas6 жыл бұрын
TheFancyRoman da
@nousername19165 жыл бұрын
TheFancyRoman sorta
@cheesus76725 жыл бұрын
Kinda, I mean it's not 100% right but nobody really cares😂😂
@snail123O5 жыл бұрын
@@cheesus7672 yEah, rIgHt?! 👌💯💯👌😂😂👌😂👌💯💯👌😂
@macaroon_nuggets80084 жыл бұрын
I guess but with flags
@justin23082 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing design in its battle and national flags, and such passion in many of its troops, all for cause that ultimately wanted the exact wrong thing. Even if that wasn’t the case, there wouldn’t have been peace between either country if the South had won. You might as well compare it to how the Greek city-states went back to killing each other not long after fighting the Persians.
@yeezyyankie3242 жыл бұрын
0:36 Breaking news Somalia is now canceled
@500MTH7 жыл бұрын
Grey presents: Fun With Flags !
@stvltiloqvent7 жыл бұрын
projection
@Daniel_Huffman6 жыл бұрын
I'd watch that.
@ryankrekeler12926 жыл бұрын
Watch big bang theory much?
@happyfacefries4 жыл бұрын
Except Grey would do an excellent job
@headcanon64083 жыл бұрын
Please I want this to be a thing
@romansoriano94703 жыл бұрын
The KZbin algorithm has a sick sense of humor
@flamingspew3 жыл бұрын
Why would this be demonitized?
@Dima-ht4rb3 жыл бұрын
@@flamingspew Im also interested.
@sisenor40913 жыл бұрын
The timing
@sunny83923 жыл бұрын
I searched this up
@amysutton30723 жыл бұрын
@@MrZAPPER1000 KZbin actually loses money by demonetising, it's probably the algorithm detecting the flag and falsely assuming that the video supports the controversial views commonly associated with it. Still shite, but what can you do?
@warsaweagle20752 жыл бұрын
Republic of West Florida: "Oh boy I cant wait to become an independent state!" US: "Hippity Hoppity your land is now our property"
@Starfleet22693 жыл бұрын
I wish people would also stop getting the Norwegian flag confused with the CSA flag. There is clearly a difference.
@mariasirona1622 Жыл бұрын
Yeah! In CS flag the cross goes from corner to corner, the norwegian flag is like this 🇳🇴
@superjj18503 жыл бұрын
Ironic how the went from “Stainless Banner” to “Blood-stained banner”, not so stainless eh?
@showproja3 жыл бұрын
Canadian?
@seriouspain41362 жыл бұрын
Canadian?
@deanjordan60532 жыл бұрын
Canadian?
@raiisleep2 жыл бұрын
Canadian?
@lunascent802 жыл бұрын
Canadian?
@celestialmind84758 жыл бұрын
Maybe if they had worried less about their flag they would have won.
@SWLinPHX7 жыл бұрын
LOL
@imaxstingray7 жыл бұрын
lol
@PandaA12577 жыл бұрын
CelestialMind True. ...I just have to say, though, that the union army sucked. They had all the advantages, but it still took them so many years to win.
@celestialmind84757 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@briannab40377 жыл бұрын
***** Bad Strategies and Military Leaders :/ The Confederacy had way better Leaders, but they were outmatched; less resources, less soldiers, etc.
@the_lord_and_savior Жыл бұрын
Club penguin lasted longer the the confederacy
@bequemjoe Жыл бұрын
The time since Harambe died is longer than the confederacy survived
@sticks46323 жыл бұрын
General: that looks too much like a surrender flag, put red on it. Soilder: sir the union is here. General: Quick take the red off!
@AceHawk379 жыл бұрын
Actually got a notification from KZbin about this video Before CGP even sent out the email notification! You better step your game up CGP, KZbin is starting to beat you at your own game!
@JelleJelleJelle9 жыл бұрын
***** Like... notifying before the uploading?
@allenvikramchochinov59409 жыл бұрын
Same here, by about three minutes
@nhinesproductions21729 жыл бұрын
***** ive stopped getting emails from youtube entirely. could someone help me to get them back?
@MrBenMcLean9 жыл бұрын
***** Same here. However I am a fairly hardcore participant in the channel who has commented on all CGP Grey's videos and watched them all more than once. I think normal people who just clicked "subscribe" after watching one CGP Grey video and then moving on wouldn't get these emails.
@MaceEtiquette9 жыл бұрын
***** If KZbin could be counted on to always play the game properly, Grey wouldn't need his email notifications.
@exkobri5583 жыл бұрын
Man, why didn’t the confederacy just ask Jack on YIAY to fix their flags?
@andrew43633 жыл бұрын
Excubi J They had already asked Maryland to kill Lincoln, didn’t want to seem pushy.
@mravocadotoast81293 жыл бұрын
Because he wasn't born yet
@clarinethro16953 жыл бұрын
They didn’t check their privilege
@mravocadotoast81293 жыл бұрын
@Comic Sans woooosh
@marcogonzales70703 жыл бұрын
Because they were jealous that jack lasted longer than the confederacy
@justnothing86923 жыл бұрын
1:53 French flag
@masterklaw45272 жыл бұрын
Samurai Jack was on Cartoon Network longer than the Confederacy lasted.
@yes-qi8ng3 жыл бұрын
Confederates: *changes flag to avoid friendly fire* Also confederates: "is that general jackson? SHOOT HIM"
This angered his father, who punished him severely.
@kingkai28003 жыл бұрын
They're idiots what you expect
@eliwhite55483 жыл бұрын
@@kingkai2800 they're*
@sarans979 жыл бұрын
Non-American here. Why is there suddenly a talk about this flag?
@Tyler-qg2sj9 жыл бұрын
-Sarah- We don't want to deal with actual problems so the flag is the easy thing to bitch about.
@rodneywhitrock89919 жыл бұрын
-Sarah- Look up the shooting in South Carolina with the killing of 9 people by a white man that showed racist ideas as part of a white supremacy, and that people have been requesting the flags to be removed from government state groups and other places. Also with this has come anger on both sides on with to do with the confederate flags in general.
@colinsands13669 жыл бұрын
-Sarah- A guy killed 9 black people in a church. He was a white supremacist and wanted to start a civil war. People are auguring that this flag is a symbol of racism, and is was used by white supremacists like the man who shot up this church. There auguring that it should be taken down from government buildings.
@Flocko_9 жыл бұрын
-Sarah- Would you like to know what problem we can't deal with that started all the flag talk?
@raylea729 жыл бұрын
-Sarah- Last week, a young man killed several (9) people in a church in South Carolina, in the aftermath of the shooting the attention settled on this flag - because the flags at the capitol building in SC were lowered to half staff but this flag was being flown (yes, at the capitol building in a southern US state, 150 years after the civil war ended), this flag was being flown and was affixed to its pole so that it could not be either lowered or taken down. And as is said below, we tend to not deal with our actual issues in a direct and adult manner, so.....controversy about this flag. Hope that helps to clarify at least some of the things. I am aware that there are obviously many more issues surrounding the whole situation but that is "the basics" of the flag part of the controversy.
@drawingdoritu Жыл бұрын
If only they kept the bonnie blue flag, and people wouldn't mistake the norwegian flag for the confederate flag💀
@Fytrzaczek21 Жыл бұрын
Wait what? People confuse these 2? Why I am asking, of course someone always will.
@drawingdoritu Жыл бұрын
@@Fytrzaczek21 yep.
@hotrichrichardwatterson95172 жыл бұрын
Taco bell dog lived longer than the confederacy
@chooky62979 жыл бұрын
Ironic that this flag will end up on the black market
@MikeGill879 жыл бұрын
***** Tough week for GOP :-), especially after today :-).
@cameron_o9 жыл бұрын
***** you got that from reddit you sneaky little rebel
@thinhvo38939 жыл бұрын
I felt really guilty for laughing at this.
@TheSenileOldMan9 жыл бұрын
***** i see what you are trying to do, but that flag has nothing to do with racism... only with the south. the reason we associate that flag with racism is because we associate the south with it, and try to use the transitive property on it, but that's like saying sweet ice tea, pecan pies, sweet potato pies, crawfish, and po-boys are all racist and should be removed along with any mention of any southern state.
@marscaleb9 жыл бұрын
Mike Gill How is that hard for the GOP? It was the Democrats that were pushing everything that the confederacy stood for; the GOP was dominating the Union.
@Tetratronic9 жыл бұрын
It's simply glorious that GCP Grey knows more about this stuff than the US Government and US Corporations.
@TheKrigeron9 жыл бұрын
***** Who?
@asdasd-be5ww9 жыл бұрын
***** It's not harder than to check the wikipedia article with a list of flags for the Confederation. Politicians and journalists just happen to be real fucking lazy.
@jorrogboe9 жыл бұрын
Sverige för alltid No, they just know they can rile up people who have no clue on the subject. It is just a political move to get what they want.
@gophop9 жыл бұрын
***** It doesn't matter what they know. It matters what people perceive. Play on emotions and fuel the fire. Never let a crisis go to waste. Idiots concentrate on pissing contests and bitch fights while the government is gaining power and authority at every step. For safety, you know?
@Jay-fl5yr9 жыл бұрын
Who is this GCP Grey you speak of?
@jeffanderson39623 жыл бұрын
Im sure someone will be all offended because reasons, but from A PURELY AESTHETIC standpoint, the "x" design Confederate flag is absolutely one of my favorites.
@1337ofDiscreet13 жыл бұрын
indeed. flags, like all other art forms, are catalysts of emotion. Generally speaking, however, the intent of the creator and of the viewer / listener / recieving end, are not always the same. Understanding and educating ourselves of the creator /artist's history and circumstance, can help us appreciate and understand a "message's" intent and beauty for what it is and not what we think it is, but more so to appreciate the history any art form represents
@thomaslane15472 жыл бұрын
Yep. It's sad that all that evil history had to get tangled with that pretty design. There are plenty of meh flag designs that would be less of a loss. At least we didn't lose a flag with a hexagon on it.
@slother24882 жыл бұрын
@@thomaslane1547 bro i swear the bad guys got the best drip fr
@yourmum69_4202 жыл бұрын
@@thomaslane1547 btw the civil war was not a war about slavery
@thomaslane15472 жыл бұрын
@@yourmum69_420 Sure, they went to war for state's rights. But, a state's right to do what?
@CTyankee3 жыл бұрын
The first official confederate flag is basically exactly the same as the state of Georgia's current flag.
@georgiaman19263 жыл бұрын
You are correct. That is how we pulled one over on the public. We were getting grief about our flag having the "confederate" flag on it, so we changed it so not to offend anyone. We went with the current flag and everyone went "that's better" now we have no reminder of the old south. It pays sometimes to know all the little details about history.
@FlippinT9 жыл бұрын
These comments are gonna be one hell of a ride
@gigabic74879 жыл бұрын
i saw one and died... wait, if i am dead, then WHO WAS POST? WHO?
@MrBattlestar109 жыл бұрын
What if gigabic is not kill?
@U1TR4F0RCE9 жыл бұрын
Angel Valenzuela Awesome profile picture Fuko was one of my favourites from Clannad
@AnotherPostcard9 жыл бұрын
HoudiniWeenie Actually I haven't even seen the word "democrat" before scrolling this far down. It all seems to be conspiracy nuts, confederate/slavery apologists and racism deniers.
@MrBattlestar109 жыл бұрын
U1TR4F0RCE Please no...Clannad??? Just no...
@pentilex43388 жыл бұрын
Now that the dust has settled, isn't it hilarious how Georgia avoided any backlash due to their flag?
@manualLaborer8 жыл бұрын
yes, odd... and georgia is such a piece of shit state - i'm amazed how much they get away with.
@kirkcooey16558 жыл бұрын
+manualLaborer i disagree with you on all accounts
@manualLaborer8 жыл бұрын
+Kirk Cooey - if you don't mind, please elaborate on your georgia experience.
@xTRUExiNsANiTYx8 жыл бұрын
+manualLaborer would you please elaborate on your "piece of shit" Georgia experience as well please.
@maxm52067 жыл бұрын
Probably because their flag was never co-opted by the KKK
@user-fj9cr7mu7o2 жыл бұрын
I really like the cross design, I remember reading a English novel when I was kid(don't remember the exact content) and among the pictures in that book there is one describing a battlefield and the description says it was two American forces fighting each other, and I immediately imagine that cross flag are the us national flag, only later I knew what true us flag looks like.(and I'm a bit disappointed)
@jansa9403 жыл бұрын
Near my work office, there is a house that has the Bicentennial Flag. Someone at my work, thought it was the Confederate Flag. I don't see the Bicentennial Flag that often anymore, but when I was kid in 1976, I remember they had a parade and the flag was flown during that period.
@sirbillius7 жыл бұрын
I GOT A 100% ON MY HISTORY FINAL! Thank you cpg grey.
@jeanespinosa9307 жыл бұрын
some 2 minute video about a flag changing designs gave you a 100%
@sirbillius7 жыл бұрын
No, this and a shit load of his other videos did.
@sirbillius7 жыл бұрын
Not kidding this was one of the questions, an essay one.
@asherketchup70136 жыл бұрын
Did you get a 98% for spelling?
@poopeater_33566 жыл бұрын
Good job, bug I already knew this (history geek here) 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@Schneeregen_3 жыл бұрын
Imagine seeing this flag and thinking of anything other than a 1969 Dodge Charger.
@jasonzombies0193 жыл бұрын
Yes, the beautiful Charger called the General Lee
@anihilistsweetpotato95353 жыл бұрын
The one and only even slightly cool thing it can be associated with!
@carmineredd11983 жыл бұрын
@@anihilistsweetpotato9535 Lynyrd Skynyrd flag
@appalachianboy45833 жыл бұрын
Or sweet home alabama by lynrd skynyrd
@carmineredd11983 жыл бұрын
the car bo and luke bought is the general lee and it is a 1968 black dodge charger with two tone grey interior
@johnmanno20522 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Bravo. I really like it when you destroy preconceptions. Sincerely.
@ravenken2 жыл бұрын
That was interesting background on a traitorous group.
@sir.spider2 жыл бұрын
@Nathaniel So you’re a fan of slavery?
@sir.spider2 жыл бұрын
@Nathaniel states rights to exactly what 🤨
@samurailobster65612 жыл бұрын
@Nathaniel I’m legitimately curious here, could you provide a source on that amendment?
@dw81738 жыл бұрын
I love the switcheroo Georgia pulled with their state flag. "Hey! You've got the Confederate flag in your state flag! Get rid of it!" "Okay. *smirk*" "There! That's better! *pats self on back." The new Georgia flag is the 1st Rebel National flag with the Georgia state seal in it, essentially changing nothing unless you know your history.
@sparrowpelt20xx614 жыл бұрын
Dillon Warn Yep. We’re pretty smart like that.
@steveheist64263 жыл бұрын
@@sparrowpelt20xx61 "Smart"
@sparrowpelt20xx613 жыл бұрын
SteveHeist If you there’s something you’d like to say, then say it.
@TheRenegade...3 жыл бұрын
if you know your history*
@Ivytheherbert3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile Mississippi is just proud of their racist past.
@MrGeorgeFlorcus9 жыл бұрын
America has "The Star Spangled Banner" The United Kingdom has "The Union Jack" Canada has.... "The Maple Leaf" ...why don't we get a cool name for our flag?
@GeorgePerakis9 жыл бұрын
Duncan Van Ooyen Ours is just called "The Blue and White".
@rofolguy19 жыл бұрын
Duncan Van Ooyen Old glory, stars and strips, etc.
@SCIFIguy649 жыл бұрын
Duncan Van Ooyen Because you aren't America.
@ForNostalgicPurposes9 жыл бұрын
Joseph Stassup Neither are the UK or Canada....
@bazzy3000the1st9 жыл бұрын
Duncan Van Ooyen Because we are down to earth europeans... we don't need that "we are tough and we will let you know through cool nicknames" kinda bullshit! Be proud of it meneer van Ooyen!
@JonesNate2 жыл бұрын
As of today, 09/21/2021, this video has been disliked by over 2,000 revisionist historians.
@pierceprzybyla12752 жыл бұрын
I consider my self a bit of a history buff...had no idea about this! Very interesting.
@warrenlehmkuhleii84724 жыл бұрын
“SIR THEM THERE YANKEES HAVE US SURROUNDED!” “Take the flag and cut off the red, and the battle flag.”
@robertnett97933 жыл бұрын
Hm... pretty versatile it seems.
@thunderbird19213 жыл бұрын
"Who do you rebs think you are, the Bourbon French?! You're not scaring us with that new banner!"
@thekingshussar18083 жыл бұрын
@@thunderbird1921 the Bourbons were dethroned in 1830.. and the civil war began 30 years later, sooooo
@psypsy7519 жыл бұрын
This, however, doesn't take away from its being a symbol of racism.
@psypsy7519 жыл бұрын
***** Unfortunately, those who fly it subscribe to ignorance.
@psypsy7519 жыл бұрын
***** Fly what you want, you're not a public institution.
@wwaxwork9 жыл бұрын
***** But you are racist?
@rjfaber19919 жыл бұрын
MSP Redgrave It's used as such by certain people, but the flag itself is just a flag. It's reasonable to say that it's associated with the country that officially used it, but anybody can pick a flag from history and declare it a symbol of something or other, and if we were to consider all of that to be as significant as it is typically done inside the US when it comes to the Confederate flag, we wouldn't have any flags left to fly. Think of this: a few decades before the US Civil War, when the US was fighting the War of 1812, it was the US that was desperately trying to hold on to slavery and racial segregation, faced with an opponent, Britain, that had already outlawed slavery and that was actively recruiting freed slaves into its military, to fight against their former owners. Does that make the Stars and Stripes a symbol of slavery and racism?
@DoctorFancyPants9 жыл бұрын
***** Well you are a racist, so that makes you ignorant...
@thepaperfootballleague23133 жыл бұрын
I posted something like that on my Snapchat and people were calling me dumb now I will share the link thank you for sharing this with us
@chickenpurple67043 жыл бұрын
Share it
@DasHemuli3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I wanted the confederate flag in my room as it was cool and "cowboy" to me. (Don't ask why, I don't know either why I related the flag to cowboys). I always wondered why my parents wouldn't let me. Later on in life I did realise why lol. (I am not from the US btw.)
@Dreagostini2 жыл бұрын
@Plague Doctor 69 But why
@dgw36502 жыл бұрын
Definitely look into the history of the South. There is nothing in US history that has been more contaminated than that period. Ask any historian, professor, high school teacher what any war in any country at any time in human history was about and they say "oh that's a complicated question, it was a bunch of things blah blah blah". Ask anyone who attended or teaches at American public schools or colleges what the civil war was about and they give you a single word answer
@sharktenko2672 жыл бұрын
@@dgw3650 mate the civil war was 100% about slavery -_- literally every single declaration of succession says so
@AlanWilkins42 жыл бұрын
@@Dreagostini history, southern pride
@Dreagostini2 жыл бұрын
@@AlanWilkins4 Pride about "Slavery = Constitiution"? Okay, if you say so.
@TorricRoma9 жыл бұрын
I love you. As a civil war history buff. I hated the miss - naming
@OverlordZephyros9 жыл бұрын
Mark Eaglesperch ohh then have you played Ultimate general Gettysburg?? you will LOVE IT as I did. im a war history buff too :)
@Huntracony9 жыл бұрын
Lord Zephyros apple just pulled it from the app store for using the confederate battle flag, so yeah... that's a thing.
@sirtophattingson89469 жыл бұрын
Lord Zephyros Just don't try getting it on iOS
@OverlordZephyros9 жыл бұрын
Huntracony it on pc though :) www.gog.com/game/ultimate_general_gettysburg
@Huntracony9 жыл бұрын
Lord Zephyros i know
@Mishn07 жыл бұрын
maybe not "the" Confederate flag, but certainly "a" Confederate flag. And, the story I heard was that Betsy Ross did not design the flag, but convinced the designers to switch from six pointed to five pointed stars. And she and her husband's company certainly did sew a lot of the early US flags.
@potassium87593 жыл бұрын
@TheBrodsterBoy wdym never used, I thought he said it was used as a battle flag, thus being "a" Confederate flag Edit: now I see its a 2 year old comment so it doesnt matter I guess
@TheGoowolf3 жыл бұрын
Well, even if it is a Confederate flag, I do believe that because it was never the official flag, it should at least be given a break. Remember, before the Nazis used it, the swastika used to be a religious symbol of peace. Perhaps something that not only was barely used but not even wanted to be the flag in the first place can be used as a reminder of what not to do.
@deleted34713 жыл бұрын
idk why Southerns keep calling the confederate flag their "heritage" when theres other and more better stuff to symbolize their heritage as if they were different from the north.
@pure22913 жыл бұрын
Confederate heritage was wanting to own slaves when the rest of the world realized it was wrong.
@georgevolkov21582 жыл бұрын
@@pure2291 Actually the civil war was more about the south wanting to become their own country, shockingly not many people know this. Yes slavery was a part of it but secession was a bigger cause
@georgevolkov21582 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Cunningham actually there were probably more slaves in the north than the south because chances are there were more wealthy people up north than south
@jayo12122 жыл бұрын
@@georgevolkov2158 that whole "secession being the cause" thing was just a cover, deep down, it was almost entirely based on slavery.
@laika57072 жыл бұрын
@@georgevolkov2158 The reason they wanted to become independent was because the federal government (especially Lincoln) was threatening to take their slaves. You might argue that the south had a different culture to the north and thus wanted to become independent, but why was the south so complacent in the years following the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
@zacprescott69492 жыл бұрын
idgaf im still burnin it
@laughsatchungus14612 жыл бұрын
Divinely based
@stylish_pengu2 жыл бұрын
based
@gaymermoment2 жыл бұрын
Based
@robertneal42448 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this information out there. There were also variations of the battle flag used in different regions. The Army of Northern Virginia was the largest army for the confederates and therefore most people think their battle flag was the only one.
@scian89293 жыл бұрын
Timing, youtube...
@zainmudassir29643 жыл бұрын
Down with the confederacy! Long live the Republic!
@ghassanm66403 жыл бұрын
The Republic died in 1913
@freyamiles37183 жыл бұрын
@@ghassanm6640 What happened then?
@Marky85713 жыл бұрын
@@zainmudassir2964 Republick is long time dead..... Confedracy will be in our hearts.
@TexasLegionaryGuard3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with others so they too may learn
@danwoodliefphotography8712 жыл бұрын
Well, to be honest it is a Confederate flag, but not the Confederate national flag. Consider that as you demonstrated it was actually part of two national flag designs.
@1brianm74 жыл бұрын
But Grey what was the flag of their Air Force?
@Kaadilac4 жыл бұрын
A completely invisible flag. That's why people thing that they didn't have an airforce. Stupid sheeple
@jjtomecek16234 жыл бұрын
And what about their Space Force?
@Kaadilac4 жыл бұрын
@@jjtomecek1623 space doesn't exist dumbass
@MrHat.4 жыл бұрын
@@Kaadilac wooosh
@Kaadilac4 жыл бұрын
@@MrHat. What? Do you even know what that means?
@souljynx3 жыл бұрын
fun fact: this video has been around longer than the confederacy
@wa_demon__91563 жыл бұрын
And will last far longer than it haha
@souljynx3 жыл бұрын
@@wa_demon__9156 yuuuuuuup
@tubeguy40663 жыл бұрын
So? lol
@wa_demon__91563 жыл бұрын
@@tubeguy4066 so so
@DarthOkamo3 жыл бұрын
The confederacy lasted for 4 years.
@bulbobaggins3 жыл бұрын
They really spent the entire war trying to get their flag right
@larslekvelifts2 жыл бұрын
Aaaaaand the battle flag later became one of the coolest guitars to ever exist🤘🏼
@hoosierjonny3367 жыл бұрын
It is kind of sad how many that wave the flag do not even know this...but then again most do not take pride in their researching abilities anyway.
@asdasd-be5ww6 жыл бұрын
The flag symbolizes the south, which is what most people want to do by flying it.
@wrakatere29076 жыл бұрын
asd asd I really don’t get why the south is nationalistic, can’t they just wave around a US flag and get the same result? You don’t see people from Massachusetts waving around their flag... or New England... or anywhere that’s not the south...
@philliplong78736 жыл бұрын
Democrats just enjoy stewing in their own hatred.
@tadstrange14654 жыл бұрын
Zobdigi Especially since the Confederates were traitors...?
@sieareassholes3294 жыл бұрын
They were not traitors, the railroad companies started buying and destroying farmland for their tracks, their economy ran off of agriculture I would fight back too. It's sad to see the American people doesn't even know it's own history. A country that doesn't know where it was yesterday doesn't know where it is today. - General Robert Edward Lee
@duskpede51463 жыл бұрын
hmm wonder why this popped into my recommendations on the ninth of January 2021
@twodimensional68873 жыл бұрын
sad times
@twodimensional68873 жыл бұрын
@Uncle Ho sounds like you're the easily offended one ngl
@twodimensional68873 жыл бұрын
@Uncle Ho we're just trying to not celebrate slave owners that's all
@karencarroll48963 жыл бұрын
Popped up for me on February 12,2021
@karencarroll48963 жыл бұрын
@@twodimensional6887 it HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT!!!
@foundationofBritain3 жыл бұрын
Away down South in the land of traitors, Rattlesnakes and alligators!, Right away!, come away!, right away, come away!. Where cotton's king and men are chattels, Union boys will win the battles!, Right away!, come away!, right away, come away!. we'll all go down to Dixie!, Away!, away!, Each Dixie boy must understand That he must mind his Uncle Sam!, Away!, away!, we'll all go down to Dixie!. Away!, away!, we'll all go down to Dixie!. I wish I was in Baltimore, I'd make Secession traitors roar!, Right away!, come away!, right away, come away!. We'll put the traitors all to rout. I'll bet my boots we'll whip them out!, Right away!, come away!, right away, come away!. we'll all go down to Dixie!, Away!, away!, Each Dixie boy must understand That he must mind his Uncle Sam!, Away!, away!, we'll all go down to Dixie!. Away!, away!, we'll all go down to Dixie!. Oh, may our Stars and Stripes still wave Forever o'er the free and brave!, Right away!, come away!, right away, come away!. And let our motto ever be -- "For Union and for Liberty!" Right away!, come away!, right away, come away!. we'll all go down to Dixie!, Away!, away!, Each Dixie boy must understand That he must mind his Uncle Sam!, Away!, away!, we'll all go down to Dixie!. Away!, away!, we'll all go down to Dixie!.
@disillusionedrightest73132 жыл бұрын
Lmao the Germanic dude just added an American watermark to the Austrian flag and called it a day and still won
@mrkitloin4 жыл бұрын
0:10 as a Floridian, i much prefer this flag than the one we have
@happyfacefries4 жыл бұрын
Easier to draw
@Gamerguy8263 жыл бұрын
@@MrPikachuTheMadman Yes, Florida man exists and he can hurt you. Also, I like the flag, too. It's my favorite color.
@scottgrey33373 жыл бұрын
What the Confederacy Wanted: Become independent, win a war, and perpetuate slavery. What the Confederacy Did: Failed to agree to a flag
@scottgrey33373 жыл бұрын
@Roman Bellic Maybe you didn't read this correctly Things the Confederacy tried to do: Become independent, *keep slavery* , win a war, *keep people enslaved* , and oh yeah, *keep slavery* Lee didn't run the country, and the people who did supported slavery. Neither did Lee try to do anything to stop it, in fact fighting for government trying to preserve it. States rights existed before the CSA, and the most they "contributed" was whining that *freeing slaves* was violating states rights, just like segregationists in the 60s. Getting offended that the CSA tried to preserve slavery is either a troll-take or the opposite of "doing research." Vomiting Lost Cause propaganda doesn't change that.
@scottgrey33372 жыл бұрын
@@jacksondoegg4001 I wouldn’t want a slave-owning rebellion that didn’t even exist for as long as Nirvana to be my last line of defence there anyway. You’ve already all but ruined the term “States Rights” as a hissyfit that you can’t oppress others.
@aTomallic2 жыл бұрын
We just watched this video in class and then suddenly it appears in my recommended!
@robinj.93293 жыл бұрын
I'm nearly 70. But back when I was in public school, we learned all about this, and many more things that today's College graduates know NOTHING about!
@netanelohimwarren36293 жыл бұрын
thats terrifying
@emperorpawpateen.99923 жыл бұрын
@@netanelohimwarren3629 do facts terrify you?
@sebasmartinsm3 жыл бұрын
Hence the reason shits going down the drain quick.
@daveb39103 жыл бұрын
It's by design, the less they know the easier it is to control them through emotional outrage
@maidenjapan669 жыл бұрын
Why didn't Lincoln or Grant take all the flags down during or after the war?
@HaloDoomer9 жыл бұрын
John Tortorella Well, they did. The flags were put up in the early 1960s "coincidentally" just as the Civil Rights movement started picking up.
@jwc72159 жыл бұрын
HaloDoomer Also,"coincidentally" for the 100 year anniversary of the start of the war.
@HaloDoomer9 жыл бұрын
Not exactly a good symbol of the war to be celebrated, all things considered.
@maidenjapan669 жыл бұрын
HaloDoomer That's just fucked up. America seems to like salt on wounds.
@HaloDoomer9 жыл бұрын
John Tortorella An unfortunate proportion of America likes to salt those wounds to intimidate and control, while pretending it means something different as to protect their ability to continue doing so. Things are (finally) changing.
@West_Kagle9 жыл бұрын
. *THANK YOU* ....I keep having arguments with people calling the Battle flag 'The Stars and Bars'. Once again, CGP Grey to the rescue.
@hubertmatuszewski78239 жыл бұрын
Aka Educational hero without a face.
@beccalou49429 жыл бұрын
WHO CARES WHAT IT'S CALLED!?.... It was removed because of what it SYMBOLIZES to many of it's users: WHITE SUPREMACY. If that doesn't work for you then, consider this. We and England were once one and the same. They waged war against us and LOST! Now they NO LONGER HAVE THE RIGHT TO FLY THEIR FLAG ON AMERICAN SOIL. The same goes for the confederacy. They waged war against us and lost, thus, they no longer have the right to fly their flag in this country. I'm an ex-Marine, and I PLEDGE MY ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. And it irks me to see TRAITORS who tried to OVERTHROW our government, and who have sworn that the confederacy "SHALL RISE AGAIN" to take Our Country back, yet still believe that they have a right to fly their flag over our GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS in celebration of their NEFARIOUS INTENTIONS and in honor of TRAITORS who never wanted to be a part of OUR COUNTRY in the first place. They have no sovereign rights here! The SWASTIKA doesn't fly on government building in Germany. Though, in European country where the swastika is banned, racist groups use the confederate battle flag in it's place. That is the best example for us to see that the rest of the world also identifies the confederate flag as a sign of WHITE SUPREMACY. So, who really cares what it's called. If it had NO NAME, it would still have same meaning.
@krasnajazvezda27089 жыл бұрын
Becca Lou The Grand Union flag was based on the pre-1801 British flag, and not only that, the flag of Hawaii is based on the current one.
@krasnajazvezda27089 жыл бұрын
Becca Lou The Grand Union flag was based on the pre-1801 British flag, and not only that, the flag of Hawaii is based on the current one.
@hubertmatuszewski78239 жыл бұрын
WHY is one OF THE comments containing RANDOM ALL CAPS and is also ABOUT PATRIOTISM but also hating THE COUNTRY?
@cinderblocktreehouse3 жыл бұрын
1:00 is a reference to HTML where closing tags have a /. For instance a header tag is and a closing header tag is e.g. text
@ThomasFarquhar22 жыл бұрын
Nice
@maxfax1012 Жыл бұрын
The flag was actually the Virginia Battle Flag, not just some random one. It was also used during the war as Virginia was the home of many places (and people), such as Lee and the capital of the CSA.
@HenrikMyrhaug3 жыл бұрын
Despite the history of the confederacy, I can't deny that that is a great looking flag. It has shapes that makes it easy to draw, while having an uncommon and distinct looking diagonal cross, making it easy to recognise. I also like the color scheme (but I am from Norway, and it reminds me of the Norwegian flag, so that might just be my bias). If the flag didn't represent what it does, I'd like to have one in my house.
@sh0gun173 жыл бұрын
Exactly, so many cool designs are used by racists, like the swatstika (I cannot spell it lol) is super cool looking but there's a small issue with its history
@slavacado21083 жыл бұрын
@@sh0gun17 I never really cared for the look of the swastika. The black, red, and white just doesn't work for me.
@sukumykaja3 жыл бұрын
@@slavacado2108 hi yes why do u have the confederate flag as ur pfp :)
@arigadatred53953 жыл бұрын
@@slavacado2108 Is it because those are also the colors of the antifascist movement?
@slavacado21083 жыл бұрын
@@arigadatred5395 Truthfully I have never even heard of that.
@sereysothe.a8 жыл бұрын
forgetting the connotation, i actually like the design of the last confederate flag
@sunaxxx13038 жыл бұрын
+dhodz hoddy qb0
@guardingdark28608 жыл бұрын
+RedJackOfClubs They weren't seceding because they were being outvoted, they seceded mostly because they felt that the rights of individual states were being trampled. Slavery was not addressed by the Constitution, and "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively...", therefore the ability to allow or disallow slavery technically fell into the hands of the states. When the federal government tried to take those rights from them, they got upset, and decided to form their own country. However, none of that excuses slavery in the slightest. Let me make it clear that I am not supporting their choice to keep slaves, merely that they felt it was their Constitutional right to do so.
@curiouslook91158 жыл бұрын
No, the 10th amendment is in direct conflict with the supremacy clause which is was not design to completely overturn. This is something conservatives don't seem to get that through there head when they cry states rights.
@guardingdark28608 жыл бұрын
curious look I never said it wasn't. I was just saying that the reason the Confederate states seceded was because they felt their tenth amendment right was being taken away from them, in spite of the fact that the Supremacy Clause means that federal law applies to all states.
@curiouslook91158 жыл бұрын
Bel-Shamharoth except thats not really why which differentiates it fro the modern conservative movement. modern conservatives want states rights on about everything, taxes, environmental regulations, and obviously gay marriage, even border control in some cases. the south cared about one "right" and on right only, the right to own slaves. Read mississippi's declaration of secession, its literally the only issue they mention.
@mapleflag6518 Жыл бұрын
The real Confederate flag is brown. Because I wiped my ass with it.
@ungusbungus2486 Жыл бұрын
My man!
@wildwilly356 Жыл бұрын
based
@Justjibrilfr3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: this video lasted longer than the confederacy
@cagasbura4203 жыл бұрын
i once farted for longer than the confederacy lasted
@shockwavesteve3 жыл бұрын
Which one? German? American? Gallic?
@Justjibrilfr3 жыл бұрын
@@shockwavesteve American lmao
@MustacheDLuffy3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: This video has existed for longer than the confederacy
@thespecialist21428 жыл бұрын
Very well done video with some great information! Solid impartial discussion of a very complex symbol in American History. Unfortunately, symbols and their meanings will never be as simple as this video.
@mariasirona1622 Жыл бұрын
*US history
@COYADD9 жыл бұрын
I like how you manage to get this deep into ongoing internet arguments but have no stake in it whatsoever so you can stay factual. I like it.
@patriotparty67953 жыл бұрын
Why would anyone give a thumbs down?? This is just a factual account of the flag. Thumbs up!
@flintycave56343 жыл бұрын
I am currently reading the clockwork centuary so I thought I would say this is very interesting
@phrenchphried3 жыл бұрын
I must have learned the song when I was very young. I always wondered what the "bonnie blue flag that bears a single star" was.
@DAngelChavezM5 жыл бұрын
0:49 The American Flag designer was Francis Hopkinson who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and adapting on June 14, 1777. Betsy Ross did a 13-star circle as a variant, and Hopkinson made an official 13 six-pointed stars arranged in rows. So the government took a Hopkinson's flag as a official American Flag, with a five-pointed star arrangement.
@e-on27043 жыл бұрын
Confederate flags make great toilet paper.
@lctlonlonscommunityandthea73613 жыл бұрын
I guess you love the fact that because the Confederates lost his work than America became a debt country to the bankers. 😥
@e-on27043 жыл бұрын
@@lctlonlonscommunityandthea7361 yes.
@lctlonlonscommunityandthea73613 жыл бұрын
@@e-on2704 lmao. Yer a gay.
@skeletorsnan81613 жыл бұрын
@@lctlonlonscommunityandthea7361 you suck at you cyber bullying job
@chickenpurple67043 жыл бұрын
@@lctlonlonscommunityandthea7361 what are you, 12? Using gay as an insult? How many times did your parents drop you as a baby?
@deadname...3 жыл бұрын
A Mini Cooper with a British flag on it in our neighborhood was vandalized because some college kids thought it was a confederate flag.
@1337ofDiscreet13 жыл бұрын
those college kids could've had a v8
@Blueee513 жыл бұрын
lmao
@MrVidification5 жыл бұрын
Considering the timeframe, the design inspiration for the US flag - Grand Union flag was highly likely the East India Company's flag. As for the other, if a large degree of the southern population was Scotch-Irish, then the Confederate Naval Jack probably takes inspiration from the St. Andrews Cross (Jamaica also uses it)
@lane90433 жыл бұрын
Ah, the good ole West Florida Autonomous Zone.
@HistoryBoy3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic work.
@TPTGopher2 жыл бұрын
The irony of the whole "Confederate flag" discussion is that there was no single "Union flag" either - the star pattern was not standardized (whatever design the Navy adopted usually became the "American flag", but as long as it got the number right, the stars could be and frequently were arranged however the flagmaker saw fit) until 1912.