@safadus @mvandevander @iamjohnoliver ... here on the Wikipedia page that chronicles them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America …
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver Today, most Americans think it _was_ the flag of the Confederacy, even though it wasn't.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver But that is what it represents either way.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver (Eg., it is a symbol of the states that tried to secede but whose rebellion was put down.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver Since the primary point of contention was whether States or the Federal Government...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver ... could decide whether or not slavery was illegal, and slavery exclusively affected blacks...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver ... it is also very racially sensitive because it could reasonably be construed as pro-slavery flag.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver Basically, the entire situation is kind of a disaster. The American Civil War was a disaster.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@safadus@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver And, honestly, it never really ended :/ "War isn't over when it ends", as they say.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@cmuratori@mvandevander@iamjohnoliver and this interpretation is exactly what was the show talk on last week tonight's last week's episode1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@safadus @mvandevander @iamjohnoliver It's a really bad situation, always has been. It's not going to be really solved for a long time.
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