tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post7836213941608547076..comments2024-02-29T08:05:27.803-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: Fun with Flags and Other Symbols: The Confederate Battle FlagAllan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-29010243639995072282015-07-04T09:51:47.227-05:002015-07-04T09:51:47.227-05:00that kind of outsider status does foster an indent...<i>that kind of outsider status does foster an indentity where you could see someone taking the flag on as an identifier.</i><br /><br />Dennis, that is indeed true and is not often taken into account. It also needs to be recognized that the North helped reinforce that outsider status with its post-war treatment of the South. One wonders if Lincoln had lived, it might have been different.Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-47880411146827324032015-07-02T23:15:02.701-05:002015-07-02T23:15:02.701-05:00But what about the "Dukes of Hazzard" te...But what about the "Dukes of Hazzard" test? Some folks have assigned the flag meaning that has nothing to do with slavery or civil rights. That has been something that's been missing in this debate. One side sees it as nothing more than a symbol of hate and the other a symbol of heritage. What if it's both?<br /><br />In talking with some white Southerners, this kind of regional pride is real. The South has always been treated differently than the rest of the country, sometimes for good reasons. But that kind of outsider status does foster an indentity where you could see someone taking the flag on as an identifier.<br /><br />I guess I will have to see what you write in part two. I just think beyond the flying at the state capitol, this is a far more complicated issue than we think it is.Dennis Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115504318620722199noreply@blogger.com