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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
On the prime topic, let's examine another symbol and what it represents. What is the basic distinction between the swastika and the red cross on white field the crusaders used. You can argue the Church endorsed genocide in the holy land, and it's symbol is just as tainted. Should it also be banned? Or is there some statute of limitations that applies, a simple matter of time elapsed.
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A good point. As Armistead well knows, there has been a long-running controversy over the flying of the Confederate 'Stars and Bars' over government buildings in the southern United States (the region commonly just called 'The South'). To part of the population the flag represents a fondly-remembered lost way of life. To another part it represents a legacy of subjugation and slavery. Which is right? When I see someone wearing a t-shirt with that flag it means next to nothing to me. A shirt with a red cross means even less, probably not because the the amount of time itself, but rather because that part of history is beyond immediate memory. No-one remembers that it represents anything, so no-one cares.