On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Joseph Catron <[email protected]> wrote:
> Personally, I often share Raghu's instincts when it comes to challenging > historical figures and symbols, from Woodrow Wilson to the Confederate > flag. But then, I'm white and none of these things feel like attacks on me > or my community. That's not an insignificant distinction. > I'd say Wilson's name and the Confederate flag are not quite comparable. Wilson's racism is not the reason his name is on those buildings and centers. The Confederate flag on the other hand was specifically put on those state flags relatively recently as an explicit and affirmative assertion of white supremacy. I think that context matters. -raghu.
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