Re: New Confederate States: In search of the owner

Laserlight wrote:
> 
> >Be careful... The stars and bars of the Confederacy is now considered
> by
> >some African-Americans to be a symbol of racism and institutionalized
> >slavery.
> 
> So?  Just about any symbol you care to name can be misinterpreted by
> someone who wants to be offended; the fact that someone has an opinion
> doesn't mean that opinion is based on fact or has any value.

	True, but righteous indignation has become a growth industry in
America.  Recently there has been a flap (no pun intended) in Georgia
where the politically correct crowed has demanded they amend the state
flag and remove the stars and bars, citing the history of slavery and
the KKK as a reason.  All you need is a one person with a gripe, a slow
news day, and you've got recipe for for a national controversy.

	That's my political rant for the day.
 
-- 
Later,
Mark A. Siefert

E-MAIL: cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu		WWW: http://www.uwm.edu/~cthulhu
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