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[bryant]

Annnnnnd it's more on the Confederate flag issue.

It's an important article to read for two reasons. First, it describes how white supremacists have hijacked the Sons of Confederate Veterans. These days, the SCV is into talking about how much blacks enjoyed fighting for segregation. This is real. This is not a random accusation from the left wing. This is a major, important Southern organization being coopted by virulent racism.

Second, it also makes it clear that the Sons of Confederate Veterans weren't all racists or rednecks. Those who formerly ran the SCV are outraged and are working to take back their organization -- as they should. These are men who are proud of the Confederate flag, and who are also working against racism.

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[tavella.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it is in some degree a natural progression -- I'd be interested to see the membership numbers over the last decades. If they were shrinking, as a greater percentage of the relevant populations got over both the civil war and the civil rights movement, it wouldn't be surprising that those remaining tend to be racist diehards. Plus a smaller organization is more vulnerable to outside takeover.