[Capriole]

I took it the opposite way. I interpreted the piece to mean that the courtesy and charm of the new neighbor was wearing down the author's ingrained prejudices about the flag and about Confederate sympathizers--that they would end up being friends.

That said, decking a Confederate flag (and I am assuming by this that the author means a naval jack, the so-called battle flag) with Christmas lights is just not in good taste. The flag is its own statement, has its own beauty, and doesn't need embellishment. It's like putting pink hair ribbons on a noble horse.

[AnAmericanMother]

It's like putting pink hair ribbons on a noble horse.

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