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Originally Posted by filtherton
I would argue here that the history of the confederate flag is a great deal less important than its meaning in contemporary society.
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I am frankly flabergasted by your comment.
It's like insisting "Why do buddhists hate jews?" is a reasonable question.
If the symbol is being used to refer to its historical context, and not to (one of) its meaning(s) in contemproary society, I'd say it's the other way around.