Yesterday, a huge Confederate battle flag was raised at the State House in Columbia, South Carolina by the organization Flags Across the South (source here). The flag raising marked the anniversary of former governor (and intolerant bully) Nikki Haley’s decision to destroy the state flag, thereby sending the message that only people who fit in and are like the majority, are welcome in her state. Thanks to Flags Across the South, for one day, a flag was flown that signifies actual diversity and inclusion. A flag was flown that sends the message that it’s OK to be different, that people who don’t have friends, who are excluded, who are different from the norm, who don’t fit in, have a right to exist too. This is a glorious sight indeed.
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