I'll confess as a historical materialist, I tend to be dismissive of symbolic fights like that over the Confederate flag. Yet they matter.
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@HeerJeet have you read Harari's Sapiens? the economic is pretty symbolic too, in many ways no more concrete than trinitarian disputes.
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@HeerJeet@JamilSmith next we need to press Mississippi to replace its flag---which has the Confederate flag in it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And shortly after that, people claiming that they were the ones who supported taking it down all along.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@ZerlinaMaxwell and then we'll wonder how gun control wasn't the central issue of this sad event.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet maybe there is a better--more thorough--approach than merely hiding divisive symbols...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DougDucati It's just too bad Sherman didn't finish the job when he had the chance.
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@HeerJeet @DougDucati We Americans are like that; same thing's been said about Patton & the Russkies, 'round the time of V-E Day. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet Oh because nine really decent people needed to be gunned down...etc. etc. etc.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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