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Originally Posted by fatso
So your argument is that most Albertans who invoke the Confederate flag likely aren't racist or history buffs, but just stupid?
I agree with that proposition. However, I'd further argue that if you're stupid enough to just throw up a foreign flag on your car without bothering to learn the history and various cultural meanings of that flag, chances are... you might be a redneck!
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I'm reluctantly posting in this thread as I'm one of those stupid rednecks who associate the flag more with the Dukes of Hazzard and Southern Rock from the 70's than anything else. I would never wear or display the Confederate Flag myself as I'm not from the south or a Duke boy, but I certainly don't see the flag and immediately assume the person displaying it hates black people.
As for the second part of the post I quoted, that reminds me of someone who gets a tattoo of a symbol or letter from a different culture without looking up or doing any research into what it might really mean. I'm sure there's more than a few people walking around with a 'cool' looking Asian symbol on their back and have never confirmed that it means "respect" and not "I love chicken".