[xzins]

And prior to the Civil War, I suppose the Stars and Stripes represented slavery, didn’t it?

I think Rush is onto something. There’s a natural progression here to the current US flag.

So the real question has to do with honesty about the history of our nation, and not about trying to excise parts of it with symbolic gestures that don’t speak to reality but to fantasy.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

And prior to the Civil War, I suppose the Stars and Stripes represented slavery, didn’t it?

No, it represented both sides.

[heye2monn]

A disgrace.

In other news, Michelle O’Bummer said she was really proud of her country.