Protesters topple Confederate statue in NC

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(08-20-2017, 07:46 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: That's interesting. I'd be curious to know how much push they got to do this, and how much push back they will get for doing it.

I will say, though, that even though they flew the Stars and Bars and not the Southern Cross, it's still the symbol of something that is considered to be a traitorous cause to the United States, a cause that went to war to maintain the institution of slavery.

Indeed.

http://www.historynet.com/embattled-banner-the-convoluted-history-of-the-confederate-flag.htm

I do like how people say that's not what it represents...when the guy who created it said it did though.