From slaves to symbols

Friday, July 10, 2020

As I watch the recent street violence unfold and listen to the partisan punditry surrounding it I find myself amazed by the amount of time and energy we spend agonizing over symbolism. I’m not referring to the literary device or the 19th Century European artistic movement, but the endless wave of nationalistic symbols being violently attacked and passionately defended in our nightly news.

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