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The ruling during the Melton case, declaring that the confederate flag was a cause of disorder at Brainerd High School and therefore justified to be banned was enlightening to understanding how schools and courts are capable of clamping down on the argument of first ammendment rights when it comes to symbols. - AJ | The ruling during the Melton case, declaring that the confederate flag was a cause of disorder at Brainerd High School and therefore justified to be banned was enlightening to understanding how schools and courts are capable of clamping down on the argument of first ammendment rights when it comes to symbols. - AJ | ||
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| + | I'd like to go back to Coski's earlier assertion of personal objectivity. Do you think he's made good on that promise? Or did he focus enough on the aspects of racism and hate associated with the flag in this section to convince you that that assertion wasn't necessarily the case?- DR | ||
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| + | I continued to be astonished throughout this section and in the reading from Tuesday by the extent to which this discussion has become institutionalized. Court rulings, flags flying over state capitol buildings; what does this say about our collective memory of the war?- DR | ||
