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Originally Posted by Alphagamuga
But in some ways, doesn't getting rid of all the confederate symbols sanitize history as well? That's one of the things about the Georgia flag thing that seemed especially dumb. As long as the flag was what it was, we had to remember why. Changing it can be seen as progress, but it also allows people to forget about why the flag was changed in 56.
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Not really...it could be viewed the same as a swastika. No one likes to see those plastered all over the place but no one has ever forgotten the horrors of world war 2 and nazi Germany. Not that I'm comparing the confederate flag to Hitler, it's apples and oranges, but you get what I mean.
People only forget when you allow them to forget.