The South Will Rise... & Vote Obama
As someone who is living in the South at the moment, although I have lived in California too, I am tired of hearing things like "oh those Southerners, they gonna vote against Obama because he is black." Give it up. There is huge support for Obama in the South, and its ignorant to state otherwise.
So I decided to make this image this morning.
The South Will Rise... And Vote For Obama!
There are lots of supporters in the South who are cheering on Barack Obama, and even though our electoral votes may go to McCain, that doesn't mean the entire South should be ridiculed for the ignorance of others!
Many of us want Obama to win, whether we are white or not, we are pulling for who we think is the best candidate for President of the United States.
If you think McCain is that choice, that is your right, if you support Obama, and you happen to live in the South, that is also your right. Why does it matter what part of the country you live in?
As someone who has lived in California for years and experienced the "liberal West Coast" and then moved back to the Deep South for a couple of years, I know the difference all too well. However, I've met many people who hold progressive and liberal views in the South.
To talk down the south is to show your own ignorance.
Anyhow, I love propaganda. No matter which side you are on. So I took the Confederate Flag (no disrespect to my Rebel Brothers and Sisters) and put Obama's face in the center and created the image above.
To get the best reaction out of someone, it is best to use power symbols in your propaganda. What symbol has created more controversy in this country, aside from the crucifix, than the Confederate battle Flag? Again, I mean absolutely no disrespect to the flag, but this image needed to be created and spread online.
Now I know there are many Southerners who would be appauled at this image. As someone who has had family living in the "South" since before this land was even called the United States, my family came here in the 1600's, I understand the historic value of the Battle Flag. I was raised being told I had family members who indeed fought as Confederates, so my family blood fought under that flag. I also know that the Civil War was more about State Rights, than slavery. But now is not the time to debate that...
Images like the above stir feelings and emotion among some, and cause laughter in others. It's time to put the feelings of the past behind us. It's time to move forward. Time to make the world proud of us again. Some of the worse things in America's history has been done over race, the color of skin, and religion. It's time to stop. It's time to bear no flag. Not even America's flag. Bear the flag of Reason over Division. Carry the flag of Humanity, not Nationality.
Imagine, just for a second, if the South rose up and voted overwhelmingly, for Obama. Can you imagine that? I can.
Get out and vote.
So I decided to make this image this morning.
The South Will Rise... And Vote For Obama!
There are lots of supporters in the South who are cheering on Barack Obama, and even though our electoral votes may go to McCain, that doesn't mean the entire South should be ridiculed for the ignorance of others!
Many of us want Obama to win, whether we are white or not, we are pulling for who we think is the best candidate for President of the United States.
If you think McCain is that choice, that is your right, if you support Obama, and you happen to live in the South, that is also your right. Why does it matter what part of the country you live in?
As someone who has lived in California for years and experienced the "liberal West Coast" and then moved back to the Deep South for a couple of years, I know the difference all too well. However, I've met many people who hold progressive and liberal views in the South.
To talk down the south is to show your own ignorance.
Anyhow, I love propaganda. No matter which side you are on. So I took the Confederate Flag (no disrespect to my Rebel Brothers and Sisters) and put Obama's face in the center and created the image above.
To get the best reaction out of someone, it is best to use power symbols in your propaganda. What symbol has created more controversy in this country, aside from the crucifix, than the Confederate battle Flag? Again, I mean absolutely no disrespect to the flag, but this image needed to be created and spread online.
Now I know there are many Southerners who would be appauled at this image. As someone who has had family living in the "South" since before this land was even called the United States, my family came here in the 1600's, I understand the historic value of the Battle Flag. I was raised being told I had family members who indeed fought as Confederates, so my family blood fought under that flag. I also know that the Civil War was more about State Rights, than slavery. But now is not the time to debate that...
Images like the above stir feelings and emotion among some, and cause laughter in others. It's time to put the feelings of the past behind us. It's time to move forward. Time to make the world proud of us again. Some of the worse things in America's history has been done over race, the color of skin, and religion. It's time to stop. It's time to bear no flag. Not even America's flag. Bear the flag of Reason over Division. Carry the flag of Humanity, not Nationality.
Imagine, just for a second, if the South rose up and voted overwhelmingly, for Obama. Can you imagine that? I can.
Get out and vote.
Labels: Barack_Obama, History, Humor, Politics, Presidential_Election
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