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| 36071 | 430 | Some stuff I have been working on. | 45 | EcBob | Feb 12, 2012 | 2012-02-12T10:59:18-0500 | poidog wrote: My mom was in one of the "relocation" camps for Japanese Americans mentioned earlier. She and her family were living in SoCal before the war, lost everything, were sent to a camp in Jerome, Arkansas. Settled in MD after the war. When I was about ten we went on a vacation to North Carolina (vacations were rare events). I remember my mom singing in the car, happy. Then we came upon a barn with the entire side painted in a confederate flag. My mom went completely silent. That's what comes to mind whenever I see that flag -- my mom's silence. Click to expand... Interesting that your mom associated that flag with that event. Sorry about your mom's silence but here's an example of how ordinary the symbol is to many of us here locally. It is available on personalized license plates through the state. Image processing. Refresh page to view Again I think regionally for locals it has a fully different connotation, And I guess if it was Austin's intent he is working the publicity angle, and can't fault the guy for getting his name out there. |