I just returned to town, but I have to comment on this one. I totally agree with soror AKAtude. I am originally from South Carolina and it has always angered me to see politicians and residents use "history" as a cop out for displaying the Confederate Flag. Slavery is a part of our history also, but I haven't seen any pictures of Nat Turner or Harriet Tubman in the state house. And wouldn't it be deemed insensitive and racist if I dangled a Nazi "Swastika" in front of a Jewish person? To me, the Swastika and the Confederate flag symbolize the same thing -- years of oppression and deplorable genocide. The Confederate Flag not only represents slavery, but also a time in history when our nation was divided and southern government balatently chose to disobey a national mandate. I could never understand the "honor" in that... ok, I've vented enough.
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>>>"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised... Proverbs 31:29-30
[This message has been edited by tickledpink (edited April 10, 2000).]
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