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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 2770461" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>while i think you make some good points, i'll just say that there is a difference between advocating for removing the flag from public spaces/symbols and banning the image from private use. </p><p></p><p>For example, the MS state flag still has the stars and bars on it. Now, you can talk about heritage all you want, but part of that heritage IS a history of slavery, treachery and oppression. Also, the use of the battle flag wasn't something important enough to adopt during or after the civil war, but instead in reaction to the civil rights era. </p><p></p><p>The football coach for Ole Miss, home of a riot to fight integration in 1962, talked the other day how the state flag hurts out of state recruitment. The sentiment you mention cuts both ways. Yes, the flag can mean a lot of things to a wide range of people, but part of that meaning IS racism (both current and historic). </p><p></p><p>so again, i'm just pointing out that there differences between an individual presenting the flag and those who disagree with the state displaying the flag in a manner that goes beyond certain uses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 2770461, member: 277"] while i think you make some good points, i'll just say that there is a difference between advocating for removing the flag from public spaces/symbols and banning the image from private use. For example, the MS state flag still has the stars and bars on it. Now, you can talk about heritage all you want, but part of that heritage IS a history of slavery, treachery and oppression. Also, the use of the battle flag wasn't something important enough to adopt during or after the civil war, but instead in reaction to the civil rights era. The football coach for Ole Miss, home of a riot to fight integration in 1962, talked the other day how the state flag hurts out of state recruitment. The sentiment you mention cuts both ways. Yes, the flag can mean a lot of things to a wide range of people, but part of that meaning IS racism (both current and historic). so again, i'm just pointing out that there differences between an individual presenting the flag and those who disagree with the state displaying the flag in a manner that goes beyond certain uses. [/QUOTE]
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