P&C drink and review Steel Reserve, a cheap, high-powered lager you can get at 7-11.
Mississippi has taken the confederate battle flag off their state flag. Nascar has prohibited confederate flags. Sounds like progress, right? But why are some people so attached to this flag? Is it “southern pride,” or is it racism?
What about confederate monuments? Should they come down? P&C agree that they should (in most cases), but there are larger issues to explore, such as who gets to interpret the meaning of a symbol?
Some people legitimately see the confederate flag as a symbol of oppression and racism. But to others, it might only mean southern pride. Who gets to decide what it means, and is it fair for person A to judge person B’s use of a symbol according to what person A thinks it means?
Are there any guiding principles in this? At this point, it seems that whoever is uncomfortable wins. Is that the right way to handle this?
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