re: #27 lostlakehiker

The license plate idea was wisely shot down, and by a unanimous vote. How does that translate into “Texas hates America”?

But it’s a stretch to call the proposed plates “pro-slavery”. The confederate army has an inherently romantic story: outnumbered, out-technologied, and fighting for an unworthy cause, in the end the union soldiers who overwhelmed it were all for reconciliation.

Part of reconciliation is a willingness to find something, somewhere, that is worthy and admirable on the other side of the fight. The spirit of sacrifice and courage in the face of adversity that animated the confederate soldiers, a spirit also in evidence across the line amongst enough Yankees to get the job done, turns out to have been that “something”.

The idea of the proponents of these plates might have been to honor slavery, but more likely it was that they could sever the cause from the spirit and honor the spirit without honoring the cause.

Perhaps it could be done, but not with license plates. No context, no explanation, no acknowledgment of the dark heart of the confederate war aim, and in everybody’s face—-no way.

I agree. If they want to honor Texas Veterans, create a plate that honors all Texas Veterans of all wars they fought in.