[lbo-talk] Re: dean and rebel flags

[Dennis Perrin]

> This symbol of malevolence and white supremacy
> was flown for the first time since the 1860s in 1962 at the height of the
> civil rights struggle by the racist govt. of South Carolina claiming that
> they were just celebrating the centennial of the Civil War - typical of
the
> intellectual decietfulness of the racism behind this symbol - where
people -
> like yourself, want to pretend to fly the flag under other pretexts, well
> knowing the real symbolic meaning it carries. Let's get real about this.
>
> Joe W.

As opposed to getting real about every flag? C'mon -- this is selective
posturing over a symbol that has no real power anymore, a symbol of a dead
regime. The Stars & Stripes has a far bigger body count under its colors, so
would you blast a politician for saying that pwogs or Dems should reach out
to those with American flags on their cars & in their front yards? And if
so, would you think yourself serious about American politics?

DP