(July 9, 2015 at 5:35 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:(July 9, 2015 at 5:30 pm)Dystopia Wrote: So basically it represents racism against blacks? Well, that's some though shit.
I think there are some people for whom it truly represents something besides racism, but I also believe they're a minority, and if they had a little more empathy, they would realize it should not be displayed on the State House grounds with the imprimature of the State.
I think the majority of the Rebel Yell crowd don't associate it with their own racism. I also think that in their own heads, most of them don't think of themselves as racist at all.
Your comment about empathy is spot-on. So often messages are non-verbal. I can only imagine that the message of that flag, placed there again in 1962 in response to the drive for equal rights, must sear the minds of any black folk laying eyes on it. I can only imagine, because I've never been in those shoes, and never will be.
That is what Stars-and-Bars supporters need to get through their heads: their own experiences aren't the only ones that matter.
