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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Count me in as a born and bred southerner that cringes when I see the Stars and Bars flying.
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Just 'cause I have to be a nerd for Dr. Phil, this is the Stars and Bars:
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I think for most of our states, the history is too tinged with violence connected to that flag, and throwing it up in the faces of our fellow citizens is rude and inflammatory.
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Believe it or not, I tend to agree, though I think the Battle Flag and the variation of it used by the Klan and others, rather than the Stars and Bars, are the flags that became so connected with racism for so many that their use can be inflammatory and insensitive, even when there is no racist motive at all.
There are two things I have a problem with in this thread, frankly: The woman who started the whole thing, and the I'm-Not-A-Southerner-And-Just-Don't-Get-It mentality, which I think has its own whiff of prejudice.
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