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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (339903)6/10/2007 1:14:27 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1571157
 
"How do you know that?"

I doubt seriously if you can find many people who deep down believe that slavery was good for the country.

"And even if they are not, how do you know that they are not calling for separation of the races or a Christian only country?"

That is a different issue. Given the ties that the Klan has with the flag, that is something that shouldn't be in dispute.

I agree that few in this country believe in slavery but I do think the issues have evolved and that some think this country would be better off if it were declared a Christian nation and the races were separated further.

However, that isn't all, or even most. The flag has become a potent symbol over the years, for good or ill.

You cannot effectively suppress potent symbols. You only give them power by trying. The best is to just ignore it. A lot of the things it symbolizes to blacks can't happen any more. Well, some can, but it no longer gets tacit approval from local or state governments. So there is no reason to fear it any more.

I am not sure that blacks so much fear the flag as are insulted by it. However, that doesn't change the fact that the Confederate flag is a potent symbol recognized not just by southerners but by their gov'ts. How many state capitals as recently as a few years ago were flying the Confederate flag over their state capital buildings right under the American flag? Some made it seem like it was an innocent gesture. To me it suggests considerable ambivalence. That's why I think ignoring it might be a mistake.
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