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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
I think Andrew Duncomb makes a good point:

“They’re blaming the racist problems on the flag and not on the real problems of America. Through the race lies the people who carry and harbor the hate inside,” Duncomb says.

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I actually don't understand what "Through the race lies the people who carry and harbor the hate inside" means. But, can you please explain, as succinctly as possible, what message people in Oklahoma would be trying to send to Obama by waving a Confederate Battle Flag?
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What Duncomb is saying is the Confederate battle flag is not to blame; it's people who harbor hate. Your animosity towards an inanimate object is blinding you. We can burn every confederate flag and some people would still be racist. What's next? Are you willing to incarcerate someone for saying something you consider racist? Force them into psychological care? [/quote]

Yes, people who harbor hate are the problem.  Mastery of the obvious, and nobody here ever said otherwise.  But if that's all you think, then you are completely naive and totally missed the big picture.

The problem with the Confederate flag is that it is a symbol and focal point for the birds of a feather united in common racist hatred to rally behind.  One lone racist over here or over there is easy to ignore, or easy to deal with and to shut down.  And, on their own, their racism and hatred will eventually fizzle out.  But a whole mob of racists who are unified behind a flag is a whole lot harder to ignore or deal with, it generates an hateful energy and racist life of its own that extends far beyond just the individual, and that's why the flag is a problem.  [/quote]

And when they choose a different symbol, that becomes banned as well. And in addition, you want to curtail their ability to meet as a group, even if they are together in a non-violent way?[/quote]

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