Flag Thoughts

[archmage]

With all the debate and news going around about the Confederate flag, I've wanted to say something about my own sigtuation. Hell, i think there are some that kinda expected me to do so, but I was truly torn about what I felt and wanted to do. On that discussion, I read a post on FB from a black farmer, the short version of was this: coming up to

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[staxxy]

*hugs*

[howlin_wolf_66]

That is both a fair rationale, and also a wise decision, I think. :-)

[kirkjerk]

I'm one of those wobbly + sheltered liberals who tends to see both sides of a lot of arguments so I'm not as gung-ho against the battle flag as some of my peers. But - in trying to understand the modern display of the flag, I do think it's important to remember it's not just about the civil war and regional pride, but there was a revival of its use associated with Jim Crow and some other ugly stuff.

Like you point out, it's going to mean different things to different people, both people who might display it and people who look at it and interpret what message its display is meaning, so I appreciate your logic and conclusion.

[chinadoll66102]

Good entry. Thanks for sharing your perspective.