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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 21 Aug 2015

    At Hurley High School in Virginia, the Confederate Flag 'means heritage, not hate': http://usat.ly/1fx87jc pic.twitter.com/ZEa8vldTyn

    7:45 PM - 21 Aug 2015
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    • sporty94 Keith Tracy Dave Yabai☆Kankei $LUMDOG Cheston Mulford Seth🃏 17 LØYALTY💔
    172 replies 772 retweets 548 likes
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      2. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Ben Norton Retweeted USA TODAY

        Tfw the corporate media helps spread pro-Confederate propaganda @USATODAYhttps://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/634919279369043968 …

        Ben Norton added,

        USA TODAYVerified account @USATODAY
        At Hurley High School in Virginia, the Confederate Flag 'means heritage, not hate': http://usat.ly/1fx87jc  pic.twitter.com/ZEa8vldTyn
        4 replies 15 retweets 15 likes
      3. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton

        White man claims Confederate flag is about "heritage, not hate," but wishes he could've fought for South in Civil Warpic.twitter.com/LDLM0qvm64

        2 replies 4 retweets 4 likes
      4. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton

        People who claim the Confederate flag is about heritage are technically right: Their heritage of violent white supremacy and slavery.

        1 reply 22 retweets 25 likes
      5. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton

        Ben Norton Retweeted Ben Norton

        The heritage of the Confederate flag is actually precisely the problem. It is a heritage of hate.https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/634955340065435648 …

        Ben Norton added,

        Ben NortonVerified account @BenjaminNorton
        Replying to @BenjaminNorton
        People who claim the Confederate flag is about heritage are technically right: Their heritage of violent white supremacy and slavery.
        0 replies 6 retweets 10 likes
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      2. BubbaTheSkumbag‏ @YourAllMyBeChez 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @USATODAY

        @USATODAY ~ What heritage? Of Racial Hate? Of Slavery? Of being TRAITORS to The Union you SWORE Allegiance 2? Screw ur ratcrap flag!

        1 reply 96 retweets 291 likes
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      1. Ken Foss‏ @KenTFoss 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @USATODAY

        .@USATODAY And in Hinduism the Swatstika is a sacred symbol for prosperity and well-being. Why don't you get it tattoo'd on your forehead?

        0 replies 43 retweets 100 likes
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      2. Kaili Joy Gray‏Verified account @KailiJoy 21 Aug 2015

        @jesseberney now I'm mad at you for making me read that

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      4. Kaili Joy Gray‏Verified account @KailiJoy 21 Aug 2015

        @jesseberney for some people, burning the South to the ground is just heritage, man, not hate

        2 replies 2 retweets 16 likes
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      1. Brendan Ben Feeney‏ @BBFCreativeEnt 21 Aug 2015
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        @USATODAY Then one may argue, a white robe is a historical artifact that denotes heritage. I'm no fan of this set of door or white robes.

        0 replies 4 retweets 27 likes
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      2. NewWorldinOurHearts‏ @annares 21 Aug 2015
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        @USATODAY Nope. Sorry - still means hate. And requiring any kid to walk through those doors should be a violation of some sort. | @deray

        1 reply 5 retweets 56 likes
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      2. Jonathan "Boo and Vote" Cohn‏ @JonathanCohn 21 Aug 2015
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        .@USATODAY Delete your account.

        1 reply 11 retweets 17 likes
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      2. Pat Kendrick‏ @furnituresavant 21 Aug 2015
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        @USATODAY That's ugly. And sad.

        2 replies 2 retweets 75 likes
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      1. Always Thinking 🤨‏ @ChiCityPam 21 Aug 2015
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        .@USATODAY @deray JHC all this proves is that Hurley High has failed to teach its students History, specifically the civil war & aftermath.

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