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Lirot said his client belonged to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which “celebrates Southern tradition” and has black members.

This is true. The SCV does not discriminate. If you have ancestors that were Confederate soldiers and can demonstrate it, you can join. That being said the Confederate flag cannot be a symbol of hate. It now is a symbol of a common heritage. This is something many other symbols cannot show.

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That being said the Confederate flag cannot be a symbol of hate.

Fact is, you can show the "Stars and Bars" these days, the official flag of the Confederacy, but you cannot show the "Battle Flag" because it has been successfully demonized. It is not about the flags being a symbol of hate from the war. It is a symbol of hate because the haters (Politically Correct Scheisters like Jesse and Al) have used it to symbolize their hateful agenda.