Symbols offer vast expanse of meanings
by Chris Taylor, editor-in-chief

    The politically correct thugs scored another victory this week. They managed to change the Georgia state flag so that the image of the Confederate battle flag on it is so small it can’t be seen. If we are going to eliminate anything that’s considered offensive to others, let’s make sure we get it right and get rid of everything that could be offensive to anyone.

    First, let’s start with the U. S. flag. It could be considered offensive to Asians, Native-Americans, blacks, Hispanics and women.

    Blacks were slaves under the U. S. flag for almost 100 years as opposed to four years under the Confederate flag. Native-Americans were mistreated and then almost entirely wiped out by Americans. They’re bound to hold a grudge and surely view the American flag as a symbol of oppression and genocide.

    Women weren’t allowed to vote for about 150 years living under the Stars and Stripes. Asians probably remember Japanese interment camps from WWII. They can’t be real happy with Old Glory either.

    We might as well get rid of police, also. I’m sure Rodney King finds police to be a symbol of violence and oppression.

    Better get rid of all crosses and references to Christianity, too. I’m sure Muslims remember the Crusades and view crosses as a symbol of violence and oppression. Jews, atheists and others might be offended as well, so eliminating crosses would protect them as well.

    Of course, we don’t hear about these symbols being offensive. Does the North still hold a grudge? They won. Why do they still continue to mess with us?

    But it could be that symbols mean different things to different people and what is really being legislated is thought.

    I say leave all symbols alone. No one can really say what someone else thinks when that person sees a symbol. The Confederate flag could be a reminder of a dark period of history that should never be forgotten. If we forget, then we might make the same mistakes again.

    But if you suggest that the Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred, you can always find many other symbols that carry more hatred and oppression with them.

    Of course, that is the problem with symbolism, and that’s why I like to leave these kinds of arguments to the symbol-minded.