{"id":2097761,"date":"2023-11-13T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-buffalo-celebrates-nations-first-black-veterans-day-but-eyebrow-raising-flag-spotted-by-eagle-eyed-viewers\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T18:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T23:08:58","slug":"watch-buffalo-celebrates-nations-first-black-veterans-day-but-eyebrow-raising-flag-spotted-by-eagle-eyed-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-buffalo-celebrates-nations-first-black-veterans-day-but-eyebrow-raising-flag-spotted-by-eagle-eyed-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Buffalo Celebrates Nation&#8217;s First &#8216;Black Veterans Day&#8217; &#8211; But Eyebrow-Raising Flag Spotted by Eagle-Eyed Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-buffalo-celebrates-nations-first-black-veterans-day-but-eyebrow-raising-flag-spotted-by-eagle-eyed-viewers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2097761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The American Experiment in Self-Government: A\u2063 Battle \u200dfor\u200c Individual Rights<\/h2>\n<p>The American experiment in self-government will either endure by sanctifying every individual\u2019s \u2062God-given rights or collapse in the face of resurgent tribal\u200c prejudices, much like 20th-century Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Every\u2064 move toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-smear-christianity-without-really-trying\/\" title=\"How To Smear Christianity Without Really Trying\">voluntary segregation<\/a> \u200dbrings us closer to the latter.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, veterans in Buffalo, \u200dNew York, celebrated \u201cBlack\u200b Veterans Day,\u201d accompanied by a symbol of manifest divisiveness.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/national\/military-news\/celebrating-first-black-veterans-day\/71-08758f8e-24af-4248-978f-5a2693acddbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WGRZ-TV<\/a> in Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown proclaimed Nov. 7 \u200da Black Veterans Day in the city.<\/p>\n<p>That date coincides with an \u2064important moment in the history of the American Revolution.\u2064 On Nov. 7, \u200d1775, Lord Dunmore \u2062\u2014 the last royal governor of British\u200c colonial Virginia \u2014 issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/history-resources\/spotlight-primary-source\/lord-dunmores-proclamation-1775#:~:text=(The%20Gilder%20Lehrman%20Institute%20of,Negroes%2C%20or%20others%20(appertaining%20to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proclamation<\/a> promising freedom to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-rep-displays-stunning-lack-knowledge-declaration-independence-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slaves<\/a> and indentured servants \u200bwho agreed to fight for the\u2064 crown against their American rebel \u200dmasters.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday marked the first Black Veterans \u200cDay in the United States,\u200d according to Buffalo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local-news\/local-leaders-celebrate-first-black-veterans-day-observed-in-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WKBW-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While there is nothing\u2063 wrong \u200dwith commemorating\u200c an event from the American Revolution, a\u200c WGRZ report revealed something reprehensible about this\u200d particular commemoration.<\/p>\n<p>As WGRZ weekend reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/about-us\/team-bios\/keelin-berrian\/71-cc3e5ea4-035b-4f65-b43e-44b0ecabb7ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keelin Berrian<\/a> described the\u2062 mayor\u2019s proclamation and the origins of Black Veterans Day, footage showed a\u2063 small \u200cAmerican flag overlain with the colors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csusm.edu\/bsc\/pan-afflag.html#:~:text=Red%3A%20the%20blood%20that%20unites,wealth%20of%20Africa%2C%20the%20Motherland.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pan-African flag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of red, white, and blue, the Stars and \u2063Stripes appeared in \u200cred, black, and green.<\/p>\n<p>Then, as Berrian\u2064 reviewed the history of black Americans \u2064fighting for the Union, both\u2063 in the early\u2062 republic and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/treasure-hunter-says-found-500-million-civil-war-treasure-site-fbi-stole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil War<\/a>, cameras showed the Pan-African\u2062 flag twice more. No one made any attempt to conceal it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pan-African flag did not exactly come out of nowhere. As a symbol, it has existed for more than a century.<\/p>\n<p>In fact,\u200b a YouTube video from 2016 showed \u2064a small group of people raising the \u2062flag at Buffalo\u2019s City \u2062Hall in 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Whatever that flag \u2063means to the people who carry \u200dit, we know that \u2064even the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-buffalo-celebrates-nations-first-black-veterans-day-but-eyebrow-raising-flag-spotted-by-eagle-eyed-viewers\/\" title=\"Watch: Buffalo Celebrates Nation's First 'Black Veterans Day' - But Eyebrow-Raising Flag Spotted by Eagle-Eyed Viewers\">vaguely revolutionary organizations attract<\/a> their share of Marxists, and \u2062the Pan-African movement is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentsentinel.com\/pan-african-prof-seeks-destruction-of-white-economy-and-oppression-of-white-supremacists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no\u2062 different<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The central problem here, however, involves neither the specific flag nor the\u200d ideology it represents.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the problem with \u201cBlack Veterans \u200dDay\u201d lay in\u200c the very notion of separateness. \u2064After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-former-president-bush-gives-corny-advice-americans-veterans-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Day<\/a> already includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-schumer-vows-to-fight-biden-plan-to-close-two-nyc-veterans-hospitals\/\" title=\"Sen. Schumer Vows to Fight Biden Plan to Close Two NYC Veterans Hospitals\">black veterans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2063 a separate flag \u2014 much like a\u200d separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-sage-steele-team-bury-us-open-ditching-star-spangled-banner-black-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national anthem<\/a> \u2014 amplifies tribalism at the expense of American unity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you support saying\u200b the Pledge of Allegiance \u2062to Old Glory\u200d at schools and events?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western\u200c Journal news updates free of charge\u200d via email. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u200c Policy<\/a> and \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (11 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: \u200c0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar\u200b name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar \u2064ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3525442\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>That unity would be\u2064 but one more form of tribalism were it not for America\u2019s \u2064unique place in world history. In short, the people of the United\u200d States have no shared ethnicity, only the shared ideals of liberty and equality. Nothing else\u2063 defines them. Thus, anyone can legally emigrate to \u200dthe U.S., accept those ideals and thereby \u2064become American.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, no one \u200bcould move \u200bto\u2062 France or \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-wants-us-open-military-ties-china-national-security-advisor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> \u2062 and thereby become French or Chinese. Outside the \u200cUnited States, ethnicity dictates identity.<\/p>\n<p>Resisting segregation, therefore, means \u2064promoting an America where people matter as people, not as\u200c members\u2062 of groups.<\/p>\n<p>Let the rest of the world wallow\u2062 in its tribal prejudices. We have a better way.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A \u2062Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Every morning, we at The Western Journal \u2064wake up and pursue \u200bour mission of giving \u2064you the important information you \u2064need about what\u2019s happening\u2063 in America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do that\u200b without your help<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>America has been on the receiving end of false narratives. The purpose of these false narratives is \u200bto make you feel powerless. The Western\u2064 Journal empowers\u200c you by breaking these\u200c false narratives.<\/p>\n<p>But I wouldn\u2019t be honest with you today if I didn\u2019t let you know that the future of\u200c The Western Journal is in jeopardy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>without your help<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon\u2063 Valley and the Big Tech\u2064 tyrants have done everything they can \u2064to put The\u2064 Western Journal out of business. \u2062Our \u2062faithful donors and subscribers have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never chosen to donate, let me be honest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We \u200cneed your\u200c help today<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t wait one minute.\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Donate right now<\/b><\/a>  \u2013 our\u2064 situation in America is \u2062dire. Our country hangs by a thread, and The Western Journal stands for truth \u200cin this difficult\u200c time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please stand with us by donating today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The\u200b Western Journal<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-buffalo-celebrates-nations-first-black-veterans-day-eyebrow-raising-flag-spotted-eagle-eyed-viewers\/\">Watch: Buffalo Celebrates Nation&#8217;s \u200bFirst &#8216;Black Veterans Day&#8217; &#8211; But Eyebrow-Raising Flag Spotted by Eagle-Eyed\u2064 Viewers<\/a> \u2062 appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the fundamental principles upon which\u2062 the American experiment \u200din self-government is based?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Dent-eisenhower-warned-segregation-americas-military-bad-countrys-future\/&#8221;\u2063 target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of segregation in America\u2019s military as far back as 1948<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Segregation,\u200b whether enforced by law or self-imposed, fundamentally contradicts the principles upon which the American\u200d experiment in \u200bself-government \u200bis based.<\/p>\n<p>The Declaration of Independence proclaims that \u2062\u201call men\u2063 are created equal\u201d and are \u2063endowed with certain \u2063unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the\u2064 pursuit of happiness.<\/p>\n<p>These \u200crights are not bestowed upon specific races or ethnic groups, but rather on each individual,\u200c regardless of their\u200d background or circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The American\u200c experiment \u200cin self-government \u2064is built on the foundation of\u200c individual rights and the belief that each individual is capable of making their own choices and determining\u2062 their own destiny.<\/p>\n<p>When individuals or groups separate themselves \u2062based on race or ethnicity, they are undermining the very principles of equality and individualism that this country was founded upon.<\/p>\n<p>This separation\u2064 creates divisions and fosters \u200ban \u200b\u201cus vs. them\u201d mentality that leads to\u200d prejudice, discrimination, and ultimately, the erosion of individual rights.<\/p>\n<p>History has shown \u2062us that when individuals and groups are divided along\u2062 racial \u200cor ethnic lines,\u200b it often leads\u200d to conflict, violence, and\u200d a loss \u200bof freedom.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2062 only \u2064need to look at the example of \u206420th-century Europe, where \u200cresurgent\u200b tribal prejudices \u2062resulted \u200cin two devastating world wars and the horrors of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>The American experiment in self-government, on the other hand, has the potential to usher in a \u2064new era of freedom and equality for all individuals.<\/p>\n<p>But this can \u200conly\u200b be achieved if we \u200dembrace the principles of \u200cinclusivity, \u200dunity, and respect for individual rights.<\/p>\n<p>This means rejecting the idea of voluntary segregation and instead working towards a society where every individual is valued \u2062and treated with dignity and respect.<\/p>\n<p>It means acknowledging and celebrating the contributions of individuals from \u2062all backgrounds and ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d means recognizing that our individual rights are not only \u2062protected, \u200dbut strengthened, when\u2064 we\u2064 come together as a diverse and inclusive society.<\/p>\n<p>The American experiment in \u200cself-government is not without its \u2063challenges, but it is up to each of us to ensure its \u200bsuccess.<\/p>\n<p>By standing against segregation and\u2062 prejudice, we can uphold the principles of individual rights\u2063 and create a society that truly embodies the \u2064ideals of liberty, equality, and justice for all.<\/p>\n<p>It is a battle that \u2064we must fight, not only for ourselves, but for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-left-weaponizes-kindness-to-manipulate-you-into-giving-them-what-they-want\/\" title=\"How the Left Uses 'Kindness' to Manipulate for Their Gain\">future \u2064generations<\/a> who deserve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-giants-will-wear-rainbow-pride-patterns-on-their-uniforms-caps\/\" title=\"San Francisco Giants Will Wear Rainbow \u2018Pride\u2019 Patterns On Their Uniforms, Caps\">world free<\/a> from the shackles \u200dof division and prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>As we celebrate the \u2063accomplishments \u200dand sacrifices of our black veterans, let us\u2062 also remember the\u2064 importance of unity and\u200d the fight for \u200dindividual rights.<\/p>\n<p>Let us strive to \u2063build a society where every individual, \u2064regardless \u2062of their race or ethnicity, can fully \u200cparticipate in the American experiment in self-government and experience the true blessings of liberty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>highlighted the importance of unity in preserving America&#8217;s self-governance. The event emphasized the need to protect individual rights, warning against the dangers of division and tribal biases that led to Europe&#8217;s downfall. 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