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Uh...so Jonah compares the Old South to Imperial Japan? Did the south have death marches, beheadings of Christian women? Torture beyond belief?

Uh ... you may be a little too quick on the draw there yourself.

I don't want to get into historical controversies now, but his point was that allowing the defeated to keep a few symbols to save face was a wise policy.

I wouldn't have gone with that comparison -- the "rising sun" flag with the rays is still controversial -- but his point is worth considering.

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It was a silly and ugly comparison. I am still burning that Ken Burns compared Lee (Lee!) to Tojo. Again, there are many people in NYC and Washington who are very ignorant about the civil war.