It’s not hard to find a galling example of offensive points
of view on keeping the Confederate flag flying.
A few days ago the Los Angeles Times quoted “a white
protester” who objected to the highly publicized removal of the Stars and Bars
from public places:
"This flag is so much more than a symbol of hate. We're
losing an ability to educate people about the flag and what it really
represents. Hiding it and tucking it away is not going to stop all the social
dysfunction."
I infer that “social dysfunction” is camouflage for this
gentleman’s actual meaning, because “social dysfunction” is not the way to
broadly describe the persistent American legacy of slavery, bigotry, Jim Crow
and hatred that still has a dreadful impact on our black neighbors.
Copyright © Richard Carl Subber 2015 All rights reserved.
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