Well, that's interesting. Granted, I'm not in the loop re: the SCV, and don't follow them closely, so I can't really say, but I do follow the Virginia Flaggers -- and frankly, I don't recall when either one, as groups, have ever claimed to be living by a "Southern code of honor" or "according to a higher moral code."
Again granted, some -- probably many-- Southern heritage folks are Christians, and Christianity does call for its members to eschew worldly standards, and live by a higher calling. Scripture also concedes that this is difficult, particularly in a non-Christian world, and people sometimes fail, stumble and fall. That is why redemption is an ongoing enterprise.
But I don't think that's what Levin is talking about. He's talking about something more specific -- a Southern code of honor and Lee's higher moral code.
How accurate is his claim? Since he would not dare to reveal his "sources" or link to pages, groups, comments, etc., that substantiate his claim above, we will have to do it ourselves.
I've started with a few searches, with the results below. I'm asking my readers, occasional lurkers, and monitors from the floggosphere to send me links that will substantiate Levin's claim. Specifically, I want links to or screenshots of:
~ Virginia Flaggers talking about a Southern code of honor
~ Virginia Flaggers claiming to live by a Southern code of honor
~ Sons of Confederate Veterans talking about a Southern code of honor
~ Sons of Confederate Veterans claiming to live by a Southern code of honor
~ Any Southern heritage advocates talking about a Southern code of honor
~ Any Southern heritage advocates claiming to live by a Southern code of honor
I used the search term "code of honor" and sometimes just "honor." But you can use any search term you think will bring up what Levin's babbling about.
Search of the VaFlaggers' blog:
Search of the SCV national website:
Search of Dixie News and Talk FB group.
Search of Southern Heritage, Fight for it or Lose it FB group.
Search of Confederate American Pride FB group.
Other search results I didn' t take screenshots of:
SHPG
https://www.facebook.com/groups/shpg1/search/?query=code%20of%20honor
Confederate Archives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/126761740835110/search/?query=code%20of%20honor
Google Search results on the term "neo-confederate code of honor"
https://www.google.com/search?q=neo-confederate+code+of+honor&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=Palemoon:en-US&client=palemoon
So, it looks like, once again, we have either a flogger lie or a flogger hallucination or delusion... To borrow a Simpsonism, I leave it to you to figure out which.
"These are the same people who with a straight face claim to be living according to a higher moral code."
ReplyDeleteWow when ya look at the writings of Levin, Simpson, and the snipes by Meyer, Mackey and others that don't take much.
As for me it's - tell the truth, & treat people with respect, pretty basic stuff. There is no Higher Moral Code than that !
Those beliefs did not come from Gen. Lee, but my Dad.
Levin may be talking about me. After a Mackey attack of "How Dumb" on his blog, I responded with a blog post of my own in which I said I was only about as smart as a bowl of buttered grits but I still stood head and shoulders above Mackey and Simpson.
DeleteNo I am not in the SCV.
Levin is just playing by Alinksy's rules. "Make the opposition live up to their own rules". However, Levin one-upped Alinsky by making up a rule the Flaggers had "to live up to". Your willingness to engage this cultural Marxist, who obviously doesn't give a rats ass about America or the Civil War, is admirable.
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