The Partisan Divide on Issues

[David Horn]

(01-16-2020, 01:17 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: It is possible for one symbol to have multiple meanings.  There can be people who sincerely believe they can use the flag to remember some southern heritage.  I will let them pretend when they are visiting some monument or old battlefield.  If the intent of the gathering is to remember the past, I have not much quibble.

There's a reason we don't give the same deference to the Nazi flag.  The Southern or Lost Cause had a symbol less tainted.  If the issue is history and heritage, then that's a symbol less affiliated with overt racism and violence.  Here it is:



Later versions included the Battle Flag, but this one is purely political.