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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by freehunter on Thursday July 02, 2020 @07:21PM (#23719197)
Yes I conflate the Confederate flag with violently taking someone's life away irreversibly. Because that's the meaning behind that symbol.
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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by filoleg on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:29PM (#23749540)
So, you are confirming that you believe that the act of displaying the Confederate flag is equivalent to taking away someone's life irreversibly. Displaying that flag is literally exactly the same as a murder in your eyes.

Case closed, I don't think there is much left to say here then.

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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by Dylan16807 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @07:25PM (#23719226)
Symbols are not literally the things they represent.
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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by freehunter on Thursday July 02, 2020 @08:30PM (#23719700)
No, but they do symbolize the things they represent. That's actually where that word comes from.
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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by whynaut on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:21PM (#23720096)
When your parents buy you a Hot Wheels set for your 18th birthday, and say, "What are you waiting for? Hit the road, [freehunter]!" you'll be fine. It symbolizes transportation.

When your brother aims down the sights at you in Call of Duty and - gulp - pulls the trigger, you'll necessarily have him sent to jail.

That's okay, though - when you're counting on your fingers and get to three, and... hey.. are your thumb and index kinda.. touching? you'll be right there with him.

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