re: Uh oh, some people in Georgia are offended over a license plate

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And therein lies the problem with this mentality, as it depends solely upon popular opinion than facts or sound reasoning for the purpose of the damning of a piece of cloth as the symbol of hatred when the real culprit or symbol would better be identified as the human heart.

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Its unfortunate that popular culture influences our opinion but it does. Are you per chance an engineer? I am an engineer by trade, and moved into sales (overlay) a little bit later. Sometimes with analytic minds, it can be hard to process how emotion can affect others. And how people read off others emotions. I certainly don't quite understand it, but I get it b.c i have to b.c of my job. Symbols mean a lot to quite a few people (see american flag, or the cross), and the flag has been used as such a symbol.

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The license plate is commemorating the Sons of the Confederate Veterans. That is all.

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Actually anyone can get one, which changes that point. Since your slack jawed racists could put one on their car.
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The people that are up in arms about it again were up in arms the first time,” he says. “The design is just people trying to show who they are and trying to be proud of their heritage. And it’s not limited to the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Anybody in Georgia who wants one can get one. There are probably more on the road than there are members.”

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