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Re: Confederate Flag
I believe you have a good heart - you just don't realize the racism this kind of thing stirs up. If you care to research, you will find many blacks who identify with the Confederate flag because their ancestors fought. Now, you've got this thing going where you're going to whip up a feeding frenzy of black people who never really gave the flag a second thought - or - the liked it. You've got them convinced they're supposed to hate a symbol, and along with hating the symbol, you're going to create hatred of the people who still identify with it. Not the racists - they're a drop in the bucket. You're going to drive a wedge between people of color and people who loved the old flag because it represented survival and rebuilding.
What good is that? It's a giant step backwards in race relations.
Ignoring racism won't make it go away. We need to shine a bright light on it every time that it rears its ugly head.
I believe you have a good heart - you just don't realize the racism this kind of thing stirs up. If you care to research, you will find many blacks who identify with the Confederate flag because their ancestors fought. Now, you've got this thing going where you're going to whip up a feeding frenzy of black people who never really gave the flag a second thought - or - the liked it. You've got them convinced they're supposed to hate a symbol, and along with hating the symbol, you're going to create hatred of the people who still identify with it. Not the racists - they're a drop in the bucket. You're going to drive a wedge between people of color and people who loved the old flag because it represented survival and rebuilding.
What good is that? It's a giant step backwards in race relations.