I’ve stated my case as to what the flag symbolized to me. You and I disagree but it seems what I get form you is only I need to learn, not you.
Fair enough, and I did not mean that you can only learn from me.
I believe we can learn from each other, and I also see you point in regard to not only the Flag, but the entire War and what caused it, how it played out, what we lost and what we gained. The whole thing is indeed complex, far more than most people realize.
I do wish African slavery never came to our shores. But wishes aren’t realistic. Nevertheless, the Virginians themselves said it so true and good that the words are immortal—
1st: I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
—Patrick Henry
2nd (and the best single sentence written by man and not in the Bible): We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
—Thomas Jefferson