I wouldn't defend anything related to the Confederacy. Good luck with doing so -- but don't blame me if people continue to think badly about you. Comes with the territory. <br><br>Don't you have something better to do with your time? Why not do something constructive. It is not like the display is needed. Is there any educational value? What? <br>
<br>Joe<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Paul Rumelhart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" target="_blank">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Would you call placing a confederate flag in a cabinet housing an
historical display about a confederate soldier that has a tie to
Latah County in the Latah County Courthouse indefensible?<br>
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Because I wouldn't.<br>
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Also, the one-dimensional liberal / conservative axis is failing
us here. We need more nuance in American politics than that.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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On 07/13/2012 09:47 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:<br>
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anything to do with slavery in particular. There are A LOT of
better uses for your words and your motivations will always be
questioned -- no matter how many times you call yourself a
liberal.<br>
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On Jul 13, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Paul Rumelhart <<a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" target="_blank">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>>
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You have to walk on eggshells around here, lest your honest
opinion be mistaken as an attack on all things liberal.
Which is ironic because I consider myself to be a liberal
(at least on some issues). And I hate walking on eggshells.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 07/13/2012 12:25 AM, Scott Dredge wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"> Wow! - welcome back to the V Paul. You're a
much better man than I am! [note to myself: never share a
painful personal experience trying to make a perfectly
valid point on the V lest you be savagely crucified by
'holier than thou' Tom and Donovan)<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" target="_blank">godshatter@yahoo.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>
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Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah
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At the risk of sending everyone into an apoplectic
rage by suggesting that they may be over-reacting,
exactly what is the purpose of that display? Is it,
perhaps, to display information on a historical time,
event, or person connected to the Civil War? If so,
then having a confederate flag in the display might
make sense. Also, trying to imply that the US and
State flags are unimportant because they placed a
table in front of them with a box on it seems a bit of
a stretch.<br>
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Paul<br>
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