Reply #6: The fact is .... [View All]

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for many African Americans the resurgent proud waving/defense of the Confederate flag has the same effect on them as the same activity would have if it were the Swastika with Jews.

It invokes fear/remembrances of times where they were subjected to sub-human treatment including death, humiliation, separation, trading people like chattel, etc.). And, rightly, IMO, so. It is a symbol of support for states who saw certain people as property/chattel and treated them as such. Beatings, separating families, lynchings, etc. It was wrong then and the in your face display of their form of the 'Swastika' (aka Confederate Flag) is reprehensible.