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In reply to the discussion: I would like to clear something up about that flag. [View all]HassleCat
(6,409 posts)45. Larger point
You're missing the point that even most members of the South Carolina legislature now admit. The flag has been "misappropriated" to quote one of the legislators. It has been promoted, at various times, as a symbol of segregation, a banner of general defiance to authority, a signal that a good ole boy is riding in this pickup, and so on and so forth. In the particular case of Dylan Roof, no he probably wasn't even aware that the federal government forced school desegregation in southern states. But it's clear he hated black people, and blamed them for various social problems, so that's what the flag meant to him.
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Not necessary, you should post. I have an interest in that war as well as I believe
randys1
Jul 2015
#27
Poll: Majority Sees Confederate Flag as Southern Pride Symbol, Not Racist
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2015
#19