I hope you're right. But from what I've seen and heard, the popularity of
the stars and bars has not diminished much in the south, especially in the
rural south and some of the old Confederate hotbeds, i.e. Virginia and the
deep south. I recall a Facebook post by a guy I knew back in the day. I'm
paraphrasing: Hey, I just saw a bunch of trucks with rebel and tea party
flags going down the interstate. Is there a meeting somewhere?
You are true that there will be push-back against anti-flag sentiment, but
that's the cost of your beliefs. I don't think you can just hope it will
continue to wither. It's been a lot of years, and it hasn't withered yet.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We have pretty short memories. The previous president was also treated
> pretty poorly. However, we tend to dismiss that because he deserved
> it. <snark>
>
> There has been a cultural shift over the past 20 years or so that has
> made display of the Confederate Flag less acceptable. We can try to
> force the issue, but I think it's a situation where it is dying away
> on its own. There comes a point where anybody displaying that flag
> isn't doing it out of ignorance or pride, but because it's a blatant
> message.
>
> Not sure if we're there quite yet, but in a few more years it will be
> a non-issue.
>
> Trying to force the issue is just going to exasperate old sectionalism
> issues that date back to the founding of the country.
>
> If you want to change a culture, you have to change the narrative.
>
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