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I’ve spent a lot of time recently trying to figure out when it was that Americans in large numbers began to take leave of their senses, and I think I know when it happened. It was on April 17, 2001, when the good citizens of the state of Mississippi voted in a special referendum on whether or not to replace the state flag, which included the “stars and bars” of the Confederate battle flag in about one third of its design. The referendum was preceded by a vigorous campaign by both sides, with the state’s business interests spending about …read more
Source: Salon
