On the off chance that anybody’s still interested in discussing the original thread topic, I’ll revisit this when I come back from the DC march in case I encounter any other ideas to share on what good it does to be part of a protest. 
See you!
Do you have another explanation? You’ll note that I’m not saying that anyone who flies or defends the Confederate flag (which includes some of my relatives of whom I’m fond) is evil or irredeemable.
According to your cite, 66% of whites and 17% of blacks believe the Confederate flag is more a symbol of Southern pride than a symbol of racism. That’s the majority opinion in this country.
I’m not calling the minority opinion “unreasonable”, but to call 66% of whites and 17% of blacks “racist or utterly ignorant of history” for having a different opinion seems a good bit over the top.
We’ve thoroughly derailed the thread, but I hope you have a wonderful time at your march, and look forward to your report back here afterwards.
Have they flown the flag, or actively defended it? That’s different than answering a question on a poll. I’m criticizing Breitbart, who actively defended flying it. That’s a racist, or entirely ignorant, position.
So holding the opinion is fine, but saying, or writing it, is racist / ignorant? That’s a very … interesting … point of view.
It’s not my point of view. A poll can’t capture nuance, and it’s very possible that many of the people who said the flag is a symbol of “Southern pride” still condemn it (because they recognize many of their neighbors see it as racist) and would never fly it or defend it. In fact, I personally know many southerners who feel this way. My point of view is that it’s either racist or highly ignorant to fly or defend flying the Confederate flag.
Hey, HurricaneDitka, don’t forget to answer this question.
To quote our president:
Donald Trump, 2012
Didn’t his tweets of that day also mention something how Obama wasn’t the real President because he won in the Electoral College, not through the popular vote?
Thank you! 
Report:
A. The march was great
B. My feet are very sore
Details to follow!
Which is doubly hilarious, since Obama handily won the popular vote in both elections (by 10mm in 2008, and 5mm in 2012). Not just hilariously hypocritical, but also factually incorrect.
(Only 2 presidents have won despite losing the popular vote in living memory - Trump, and GW Bush (in his first term). The only other 3 are all in the 19th century - John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B Hayes in 1876, and Benjamin Harrison in 1888.)
I was wrong about the violence 