Would you stand with these folks?

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Originally Posted by Charles

Of course I can't.

But I don't subscribe to the notion that anything which can be found offensive should be banished.

Personally, I think that people read more into things than what is actually there.

Chas

I said nothing of banishment. OTOH, I think it's perfectly OK, even desirable in a pluralistic, civilized society, to shun/criticitize @ssholes who parade around with flags carried by those who fought (and lost, BTW) fighting to perpetuate slavery. Similarly, I reserve the right to criticize @ssholes who might display a Nazi flag in a Jewish community. It just ain't cricket.

For the record, my great-grandfather was a Confederate general (Richard Channing Jones).