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Thinking bad of me is pretty much par for the course around here.
There is a difference between defending the Confederacy and
defending an informational display that relates to the
Confederacy. <br>
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But while we're on the subject, I have no problem with someone
displaying or glorifying the Confederacy, or pretty much anything
else. Freedom of expression and all that. Just not as an
official display in the Courthouse. But since this appears to be
an informational display about the history of one local resident,
I have no problem with it.<br>
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Why would there be any educational value to a historical display?
That would be ludicrous.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 07/13/2012 12:16 PM, Joe Campbell wrote:<br>
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type="cite">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>
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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>
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Joe<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Paul
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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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Paul</font></span>
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On 07/13/2012 09:47 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:<br>
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<div>I think it is best to avoid defending the
indefensible, 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
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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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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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