Tag: rebel flag

• I Hate This Fucking Thing

  Symbols. I should respond to them with a clearer head. I’m a smart guy, I know some things, like the way symbols work to galvanize allies and adversaries in their causes. Especially flags.  Especially in this country. A few days ago I posted about the inanity of both flag-burning and opposing flag burning, and I…

  JunkChuck

  June 19, 2015

  Commentary

  charleston, confederacy, crackers, ignorance, kkk, murder, racism, rebel flag, south carolilna, usa

• In Retrospect: Some Thoughts on MLK

  I had decided to sit out Martin Luther King Day on the blogging front, and I was not missed. People with greater eloquence, in grander forums than this, did a much better job of eulogizing and celebrating this great man, than I could ever do. Several times during the day, my thoughts turned to Dr.…

  JunkChuck

  January 20, 2015

  Uncategorized

  bigotry, cross burning, hate, holiday, martin luther king jr, MLK, racism, rebel flag, robert e. lee