I think in Oregon, as well as here in the upper Midwest, displaying a Confederate flag decal can be nothing else BUT racism. I mean I sort of kind of understand being proud of your heritage even if it involved something that you weren't proud of, and maybe the flag does that for those born and raised in the south.Arthur Dent wrote:I don't either. Many of the wanna-be cowboys in high school would put Confederate flag decals on their truck. This makes absolutely no sense in Oregon, and I highly doubt anything racial was meant by it as my home town is essentially all white. Still, I think displaying the symbol is pretty misguided even without bad intent.Popeye_Card wrote:I can definately see your point. I think we all are instantly appalled at the sight of a swastika or Nazi flag, but I personally don't have the same reaction to a confederate flag.
But if you were born and raised in the North, I find it hard to believe that sticker is anything but racist. I'd venture a guess that most of those stickers in the South are racist at their core as well, I'm just allowing for the possibility that there maybe other reasons.
