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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I understand that the flag flies - I completely disagree with the fact that it flies and I am a South Carolinian. I think the horrific acts of last night would be denounced by all reasonable people - whether we live in a state that flies that flag or not. I think Jeff should be ashamed for posting something that seems to indicate that people in SC are racists.[/quote]

I don't think you followed the discussion closely. Roof is pictured wearing patches of the Apartheid-era South Africa and Rhodesian flags. A poster suggested that he probably had a Confederate battle flag in his bedroom. I simply pointed out that he just needed the flag that flies over the State Capital. If that makes South Carolinians look racist, they should blame their government, not me.
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Just gross.

The state elected Tim Scott, one of the finest Freshman Senators out there. Good, good man.

The type of behavior you are exhibiting here is troll-like and self-serving.[/quote]

The issue is not the people of South Carolina. The issue is symbolism and what symbols reflect. The Apartheid-era South African and Rhodesian flags are symbols of white domination of black people. Similarly, the Confederate Battle Flag is often -- though admittedly not always -- seen in the same light. The fact that the government of South Carolina flies the Confederate Battle Flag over its state capital is undeniable and I fail to see how pointing that out is "gross" or "troll-like".
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