tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post5129009881483389167..comments2023-10-11T07:41:49.758-07:00Comments on Lightwaveseeker: A Very Unexpected DefenseDaniel Wilcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post-82784815470907349472015-07-01T15:53:11.193-07:002015-07-01T15:53:11.193-07:00Hi Katya,
Thanks for the comment.
Yes, in some p...Hi Katya,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />Yes, in some places, some Southern whites are still very prejudiced. <br /><br />Symbols usually come from religion or some ideological variation of religion.<br /><br />The real danger is when people begin to revere a symbol and care more about it than they do all other humans.<br /><br />Also, even bad symbols shouldn't be banned. That leads to historical blindness. For instance, it's so sad that the U.S. park at Fort Sumter has removed all the historical flags this week.:-(Daniel Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post-60374496360208176292015-07-01T00:18:40.862-07:002015-07-01T00:18:40.862-07:00Hello, Dan,
From your post, it is obvious that Nor...Hello, Dan,<br />From your post, it is obvious that North, just like South, was - and is - guilty of racist attitudes. I agree: racism is not something that is isolated to a particular part of the country. <br />However, when it comes to racist attitudes, I do believe that in the South they are currently - and have always been - more prominent than anywhere else. My niece went to one of the Southern States to visit family with her husband (South Carolina I believe), and when they stopped at the restaurant for a meal, everyone was watching them disapprovingly, because they are a mixed couple. Something like that would not happen, say, here in California, or in New York - people may have their opinions, but they would not openly disapprove... <br />A flag is nothing but an object - but then again, it can be a symbol. Arguing over symbols is like arguing about religion: everyone gets really passionate and angry in the argument, and in the end everyone sticks to their own beliefs... Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052803143157458386noreply@blogger.com