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Originally Posted by somerfrost
Again, removal of the rebel flag from government domains isn't a knee-jerk reaction rather a long overdue reform.
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This this this. I fail to understand why a nation would honor the symbols of an insurrection against the nation. Private citizens, whatever, you want to publicly show you're a bigot by flying the Stars and Bars on your lawn, be my guest. But for state governments to use taxpayer money to do it? What?
The swastika may be a symbol with 12,000 years of history behind it, and for 11,920 of those years it was a positive symbol. But I ain't flying it in my yard, nor do I think Germany should (and of course, Germany banned it years ago).
Though of course, sales of the Confederate battle flag did make for some hilarious Amazon reviews:
