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Originally Posted by Puck
folks need to appreciate that one person's right to say or display something offensive does not supersede the next person's right to tell them they're an offensive #&(*@.
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Yup thats why our founding fathers wrote the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Both sides of any matter get to speak their mind, but what you cant do is oppress the persons right to display their symbols of pride.
And it would be good for you to remember the Civil war was not about the south flying the confederate flag over the rest of America, it was to secede from the North to create a Southern America. Not even close to the same thing.
Further you should know that Secession was not and is not treason, and it is not illegal. The Civil war is a very complex matter and not anywhere near as simple as the history books and folklore present it to be. The winners almost invariably write history to their benefit and preference. That is a simple and historical fact. Something most of us know little about (actual facts, not just printed and promoted manufactured versions of history)