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<DIV class=yiv1354601307moz-cite-prefix><BR>Why not put up a display about (for example) herpes? What it is, how you get it, how you can recognize it, how you can avoid it, what are the available treatments for it, etc. If some society did put up a display about this in the Courthouse, I certainly wouldn't object to it. It's educational, it's a problem that education can help with, an so forth. What it would not be, presumably, is some kind of glorification of the state of having herpes.<BR><BR>I also object to the simple idea that any display of the Confederate flag in any context is always meant as support for the idea of slavery. I can't think of a symbol that so immediately makes you think "Civil War" than either the Confederate flag or the Union Jack, so (not being subject to being offended every time I turn around) finding one in a display that discusses some aspect of the Civil War makes perfect sense to me.
<BR><BR>I don't have kids, but if I did, I would want them to live in a world where they would know what the Civil War was about and what herpes is. Having more information about incest (think genetic reasons not to do it) and rodent infestations (possible health concerns) wouldn't hurt them, either.<BR><BR>I also object to your <SPAN id=misspell-2 class=mark>snarky</SPAN> "Well, most of us at least." line. Arguing for the use of the Confederate flag as a device for decorating a display about something that is connected to that war does not mean that I don't know about the ills of slavery. Do you really think I treat slavery as something other than an evil upon our society? <BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>On 07/13/2012 01:03 PM, Joe Campbell wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>One doesn't nuance slavery, but we shouldn't sugar-coat it either. It's a historical display. We shouldn't be self-censoring it because people might find the confederate flag offensive. Some people would find the union flag offensive, if they had ancestors that died on that side of the war.<BR><BR>As a community, we should not be afraid to look at this display unflinchingly and remember the positives and the negatives of that conflict. Be very, very careful about self-censoring our history. As a country we have done some pretty bad things, to each other and to people outside our borders, and those things should be remembered.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>On 07/13/2012 11:56 AM, Rosemary <SPAN id=misspell-4 class=mark>Huskey</SPAN> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<div class=yiv1354601307MsoNormal><BR>Would you call placing a confederate flag in a cabinet housing an historical display about a confederate soldier that has a tie to <SPAN id=misspell-9 class=mark>Latah</SPAN> County in the <SPAN id=misspell-10 class=mark>Latah</SPAN> County Courthouse indefensible?<BR><BR>Because I wouldn't.<BR><BR>Also, the one-dimensional liberal / conservative axis is failing us here. We need more nuance in American politics than that.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>On 07/13/2012 09:47 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:</div></DIV>
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<div class=yiv1354601307MsoNormal><BR>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><BR>Paul<BR><BR>On 07/12/2012 01:17 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:</div></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Why not a display about herpes, or incest, or rodent infestation? Wouldn't want to censor those, would we? After all, we don't want to sugarcoat the horrible world we live in! <BR><BR>What good does it do? None. We all know about the ills of slavery. Well, most of us at least. Joe<BR><BR>
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<DIV><BR>One doesn't nuance slavery, but we shouldn't sugar-coat it either. It's a historical display. We shouldn't be self-censoring it because people might find the confederate flag offensive. Some people would find the union flag offensive, if they had ancestors that died on that side of the war.<BR><BR>As a community, we should not be afraid to look at this display unflinchingly and remember the positives and the negatives of that conflict. Be very, very careful about self-censoring our history. As a country we have done some pretty bad things, to each other and to people outside our borders, and those things should be remembered.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>On 07/13/2012 11:56 AM, Rosemary <SPAN id=misspell-18 class=mark>Huskey</SPAN> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<div class=yiv996174593MsoNormal><BR>Would you call placing a confederate flag in a cabinet housing an historical display about a confederate soldier that has a tie to <SPAN id=misspell-23 class=mark>Latah</SPAN> County in the <SPAN id=misspell-24 class=mark>Latah</SPAN> County Courthouse indefensible?<BR><BR>Because I wouldn't.<BR><BR>Also, the one-dimensional liberal / conservative axis is failing us here. We need more nuance in American politics than that.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>On 07/13/2012 09:47 AM, Joe Campbell wrote:</div></DIV>
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