It’s the fashion to call Confederates “losers.” There was a time when the “Lost Cause” was seen as noble precisely because it was lost and the South was the underdog. The Confederate battle flag — never the symbol of the government — still stands for resistance to power and elite opinion. Nonetheless, at a time when orthodoxy is a requirement for staying online, it’s more fashionable to laugh at the Confederacy’s defeat.

Today is an especially good day to celebrate confederate heritage. https://t.co/340JQmWyaG pic.twitter.com/wS6NFQ96b7

— Philadelphia is a nice city and you should visit