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cab67

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2. I've never been convinced the flag holder was aiming at the man of color seen in the photo.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 10:13 PM

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The African-American man is further in the background, and the flag holder seems to be aiming at something or someone in front of him - meaning he'd be passing by the African-American man in the photo.

I am NOT, in any way, saying the flag holder was innocent or anything like that. I know the back story of these protests, and his actions were as disgraceful and racist then as they are now.

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I've never been convinced the flag holder was aiming at the man of color seen in the photo. cab67 Sunday #2