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I posted this on Facebook and thought I would share it here.
Regarding the Nike-Betsy Ross flag thing: Our country didn't start out perfect, it still isn't. We are still on the journey to forming that "more perfect union" in our Founding Fathers vision. Sometimes it seems like we take one step forward and then slide two steps back. But we persevere. We keep trying to be what we know in our hearts we should be. A nation of opportunity. A nation of compassion. A welcoming nation. A shining light in a dark world. We occasionally succeed. We frequently fail. We stumble. We fall. We get back up and try again.
I said all that to say this. The Betsy Ross flag doesn't symbolize our fledgling nation's imperfections. It symbolizes the bold new path undertaken by a people who decided to embrace a different set of ideals than any nation before had ever done. One of those ideals was the concept that "all men are created equal". An ideal we are working on to this day. The Betsy Ross flag represents the exact opposite of what the Confederate flags and monuments represent. It should be celebrated for the vision it represents, and not condemned for the imperfections of the time.
Regarding the Nike-Betsy Ross flag thing: Our country didn't start out perfect, it still isn't. We are still on the journey to forming that "more perfect union" in our Founding Fathers vision. Sometimes it seems like we take one step forward and then slide two steps back. But we persevere. We keep trying to be what we know in our hearts we should be. A nation of opportunity. A nation of compassion. A welcoming nation. A shining light in a dark world. We occasionally succeed. We frequently fail. We stumble. We fall. We get back up and try again.
I said all that to say this. The Betsy Ross flag doesn't symbolize our fledgling nation's imperfections. It symbolizes the bold new path undertaken by a people who decided to embrace a different set of ideals than any nation before had ever done. One of those ideals was the concept that "all men are created equal". An ideal we are working on to this day. The Betsy Ross flag represents the exact opposite of what the Confederate flags and monuments represent. It should be celebrated for the vision it represents, and not condemned for the imperfections of the time.