by tkr4lf on Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:08 am
The company I work for got a job building some stages at the state capitol, apparently for the new governor's inauguration. We just tore it all down earlier tonight, and I noticed something while there. You all are familiar with the whole "Six flags over Texas" thing, yes? I mean, not the amusement park. Or, well, yes, the amusement park, but the story behind it, right? That Texas has flown six flags over it... Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, USA, and CSA.
Well, anyway, they had the six different flags flying over where the governor was going to be standing, only they didn't have the confederate flag flying. In it's place was some weird flag that I've never seen before. Some weird amalgamation of the Texas state flag and some other bullshit.
Anyway, I just thought it was a bit odd that they didn't fly the confederate flag too. I mean, I get why they did it. They probably didn't want to risk offending anybody by flying a flag that has become synonymous with bigotry and intolerance. But still, it seems weird to white wash over history like that just to avoid offending some people.