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Originally Posted by flameswin
I think Derek Sutton and Acey really need to watch that Jon Stewart take to gain some perspective on what getting rid of that horrendous flag would do.
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Watched it several times already. General sentiments of his monologue:
- Still a massive problem with race in the United States, a big indicator of which is the fact that the Confederate flag flies in SC
- Address the concern the US has for ISIS and foreign entities when there are serious domestic problems concerning race and disparity
- While he acknowledges the naming of things in SC and the flying of the flag as ridiculous and incomprehensible, at no point does he suggest that removing the flag will fix anything
...which aligns with my argument, since all I said was to go ahead and remove the flag but don't expect it to be a remedy for anything. The point remains. It's retroactive appeasement for the purpose of public relations.
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Right. It was the North vs the People who don't like black people.
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Just sayin'. I'll grab a friend and we'll both cruise down to Calgary, he with a big swastika on his rear window and I with a sizable Confederate flag. The harassment and looks I receive will be something resembling zero while his will be something substantially greater than that.