Life in the aftermath of the flag vote (VA)
Posted: Sunday, September 6, 2015 7:00 am
The Editorial Board
It’s been one month since Danville City Council passed an ordinance that effectively lowered the Third National Confederate flag that flew over the Sutherlin Mansion’s lawn for 20 years ...
The real unintended consequence of the events of the past month has been to remind everyone that there are repercussions to be had when Confederate flag supporters don’t get what they want ...
The litigation and in-your-face flag raising — in response to one flag being taken down — sends out an unambiguous message to the people on the other side of this issue: Don’t like my flag? Well, here’s a lot more for you not to like! ...
In the past, we’ve asked what Confederate flag supporters would want if they can’t have that single flag back up. But another few months like the last one and it may not matter what else they want.
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