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re: Will removing all these symbols rectify what caused the SC shooting?
Posted on 6/23/15 at 2:36 pm to Numberwang
Posted on 6/23/15 at 2:36 pm to Numberwang
This thread wasn't made with the intention to become a flag/not flag issue. I wanted folks to think for a minute, beyond the media narrative and the grandstanding of politicians, as though that will fix the problem. It doesn't even put a band aid on it. I'm saddened as a citizen, to see so much arguing about a somewhat trivial matter, imo, in relation to the evil act that took 9 lives.
Don't think there aren't others out there capable of committing such an atrocity, against any other race simply because of hate, self loathing, ignorance, uneducated, stuck in poverty.... a myriad of reasons that combine to drive someone to do such an evil act. Yet as a whole, all those issues are used by politicians to separate and divide folks. And the media pushes that narrative. Until the next tragedy happens.. then the next "simple" fix or legislation is passed to make everyone feel better.. then rinse/repeat.
Don't think there aren't others out there capable of committing such an atrocity, against any other race simply because of hate, self loathing, ignorance, uneducated, stuck in poverty.... a myriad of reasons that combine to drive someone to do such an evil act. Yet as a whole, all those issues are used by politicians to separate and divide folks. And the media pushes that narrative. Until the next tragedy happens.. then the next "simple" fix or legislation is passed to make everyone feel better.. then rinse/repeat.
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Posted on 6/23/15 at 3:50 pm to Alahunter
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I wanted folks to think for a minute, beyond the media narrative and the grandstanding of politicians, as though that will fix the problem.
Well, the underlying problem is hate and hatred for an entire race of people. To many, the flag is a symbol of that same hatred, and it's displayed on the grounds of State House, in the same state where the killing occurred. How can we expect to have an honest discussion about hatred, in a state where the hate-fueled killing occurred, when the state's government still flies a flag of hatred on their grounds?
Removing the flag isn't going to fix anything, and I don't think anyone expects it to. But if we're going to move forward as a state, as a country, and face down the issue of hatred that can sometimes manifest into such an tragedy, we must first demand the government that represents us doesn't sanction the flying of a flag that represents that same hatred.
I don't see why that is so hard for some people to get.
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