Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] New Paw
From: images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun Jan 8 08:57:57 2006
References: <6.2.3.4.2.20060107231236.01ea2e68@mail.rhtc.net> <071EEAC9-B94E-48AD-9731-044EE6DD8EE2@pandora.be>

At 06:00 AM 1/8/2006, you wrote:
>Could someone explain me the symbolic meaning of that flag?
>Over here in Europe it's interpreted as a a redneck sign, and only
>shown by ultra right folks.
>I know it was the flag of the Southern States, but what does it mean
>if people in the States show it today?

Usually "Ferget!  Hell NO!!" or "The South Shall Rise Again".  Some 
value the flag for its history, others for its symbolism.  It usually 
depends which side of the War of Northern Aggression your ancestors 
supported.  For most, though, it's a racist symbol.

Tina

Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com 



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