06-22-2020, 09:56 AM
I was born and raised in Ohio, but my parents were from the south, and in the small town where I grew up (Franklin) many of the people were from the south who came north for jobs in the 50's and 60's. I moved to Tennessee immediately after I graduated from high school and to help fit in I got a Confederate flag as the front license plate of my car. This was 1981 and I was not as aware of it being a symbol of white supremacy.
So I can understand how some of the less educated toady might still just see it as a symbol of "Southern Pride", but claiming ignorance is no excuse once you know the truth. It is like a child who grew up thinking a swastika, an iron eagle, or a Steelers logo look cool. They might indeed "look cool", but once that child learns what they mean he should stop displaying those symbols.
So I can understand how some of the less educated toady might still just see it as a symbol of "Southern Pride", but claiming ignorance is no excuse once you know the truth. It is like a child who grew up thinking a swastika, an iron eagle, or a Steelers logo look cool. They might indeed "look cool", but once that child learns what they mean he should stop displaying those symbols.
