Confederate flag stirs mixed emotions on campus (VT)

[struggle4progress]

By Casey McGraw
September 29, 2015

... Castleton, which currently does not have a policy on Confederate flags, has a black population of just .8 percent and a white population of 87.9 percent ...

“Because I’m from the south, I’ve always been taught the history of the Civil War. The rebels were fighting for the right to slavery. We are in Vermont (a Union state), what is the point of having a Confederate flag?” ...

“For me personally, it makes me feel like people would prefer I work on a farm or a field rather than attend a university” ...

“What kind of culture are we creating that somebody feels comfortable enough to display a symbol of hate? What kind of campus are we creating that some person feels comfortable displaying a symbol of hate? ... It’s not a question of whether or not we should get it removed, but step back and say ‘what are we doing wrong that is encouraging students to embrace symbols of hate.’”

http://www.castletonspartan.com/news/view.php/1011899/Confederate-flag-stirs-mixed-emotions-on

[GreatGazoo]

1. "Mixed emotions" ? BS. And it isn't the flag "stirring" the shit - it is the racists who brought it

The author is trying to be even handed perhaps but they are just buying into the passive aggressive bullshit that those who provoke with the rebel flag hide behind.

Someone who advocates and/or celebrates the enslavement, lynching and on-going oppression of their fellow Americans and fellow students by 'loving the confederate flag' so damned much should have the stones to own up to it.