[Oe List ...] Hopeful Once Again

[McCabe, Diann A]

That's really an interesting idea.  We had a photographer (Matt Heron) here a couple of years ago talking about his photographs documenting the voting rights project in the south during the Civil Rights era in the 60s.  We had an exhibit of his work.  I was struck by his comment that in the South during the 50s and 60s, displaying the American flag was an act of protest and was seen as suspect by the dominant perspective exemplified by the Dixie flag.  Maybe you are on to something, Ruth.

Diann McCabe


On 11/5/08 3:42 PM, "Ruth Landmann" <tddynewf at cruzio.com> wrote:

Amen to all the posts that are so uplifting.

Remember how after 9/11 Americans were being defined as to whether
they were patriotic or not by whether or not they wore American
flags? People started sporting flags on their vehicles and lapels,
and were afraid to say anything that could be construed as being
un-American.

Last night I decided to dig out my American flag pins, I hadn't worn
them in years, and listened with amazement when the Republicans
dissed Obama for not wearing one during the campaign. Now I'm going
to wear them with pride, rather than fear; now I'm interested in
seeing other people's fears washed away by this new opportunity to
hope in America's future in the world.

Yes, a new century has dawned. May God bless Barack Obama and us all!
Ruth
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