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==Leftist attempts at censure and distortion==

==Leftist attempts at censure and distortion==

Liberals have falsely claimed the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism, and they have been relentless in seeking to censor the flag and other Confederate symbols, even then they are historically relevant.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (May 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/25/civil-war-museum-closes-doors-politician-demands-confederate-flags-eliminated/ Civil War Museum Closes Doors After Politician Demands Confederate Flags Be Eliminated]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref><ref>Blake, Andrew (May 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/25/nash-farm-civil-war-museum-shutters-doors-over-con/ Civil War museum near Atlanta shutters amid Confederate flag dispute]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref>

[[Liberal]]s have falsely claimed the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism, and they have been relentless in seeking to censor the flag and other Confederate symbols, even then they are historically relevant.<ref>Huston, Warner Todd (May 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/25/civil-war-museum-closes-doors-politician-demands-confederate-flags-eliminated/ Civil War Museum Closes Doors After Politician Demands Confederate Flags Be Eliminated]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref><ref>Blake, Andrew (May 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/25/nash-farm-civil-war-museum-shutters-doors-over-con/ Civil War museum near Atlanta shutters amid Confederate flag dispute]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref>

In June 2015, a white supremacist with mental problems went into a black church and massacred several people inside. Although removing or banning the flag, like [[gun control]], would solve nothing and only be a short-term emotionalist solution, many people, particularly leftists, called for the flag's removal. That call, like gun control, was a knee-jerk reaction to ban something they dislike, using a terrible event to do so without carefully examining the full picture. They acted [[Hypocrites|hypocritically]] and tried to cast the blame on conservatives while blatantly distorting the true purpose of the flag.<ref>Hemingway, Mollie (June 23, 2015). [http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/23/congratulations-you-oppose-the-confederate-flag-now-what/ Congratulations! You Oppose The Confederate Flag. Now What?]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 30, 2016.</ref><ref>French, David (June 19, 2015). [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420060/ Don’t Tear Down the Confederate Battle Flag]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 30, 2016.</ref>

In June 2015, a white supremacist with mental problems went into a black church and massacred several people inside. Although removing or banning the flag, like [[gun control]], would solve nothing and only be a short-term emotionalist solution, many people, particularly leftists, called for the flag's removal. That call, like gun control, was a knee-jerk reaction to ban something they dislike, using a terrible event to do so without carefully examining the full picture. They acted [[Hypocrites|hypocritically]] and tried to cast the blame on conservatives while blatantly distorting the true purpose of the flag.<ref>Hemingway, Mollie (June 23, 2015). [http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/23/congratulations-you-oppose-the-confederate-flag-now-what/ Congratulations! You Oppose The Confederate Flag. Now What?]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 30, 2016.</ref><ref>French, David (June 19, 2015). [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420060/ Don’t Tear Down the Confederate Battle Flag]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 30, 2016.</ref>