You are describing yourself, Ringle: emotive, non rational.
The history of the Confederate flag is a history of a part of America that reflects some of her worst people and beliefs.
To support the flag is irrational at best and indicative of anti-American motives at worst.
Mine is emotive? Really?
The history of the Confederate flag is a history of a part of America that reflects some of her worst people and beliefs.
To support the flag is irrational at best and indicative of anti-American motives at worst.
From a purely logical standpoint this is perspective based on emotive interpretations as not everyone agrees with your interpretation and I'm not simply referring to the minority of those supporters who appeal to the racist creed. Many see it as a symbol of resistance against tyranny, that was their ancestor's viewpoint.
Only a person trapped by emotion would make your suggestion, Ringle.
The CSA banners are reflections of a society that wished to continue selling human flesh.
You, got to be kidding me, the problem is you refuse to see your own. I'm not arguing for or against the flag/symbol, I'm simply stating fact based on history and cultural anthropology, not specifically modern emotive based biases.
I'm also NOT arguing morality, I'm not arguing the right or wrong of past or current events I'm simply observing and drawing obvious psychological and sociological conclusions.
Of course you had to reject my initial analogy as emotive, if you didn't that would mean my observations are correct and at least part of your argument/believe is emotive based, that's unacceptable to you as it would be to most people, it would mean you're fallible.
Oh and you can reject this a mere psychobabble also, I'd be surprised if you didn't.
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