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By Brenda Rindge
Feb 22, 2018
SUMMERVILLE ... "There comes a time and a place where things need to be set aside for the betterment of others," said Annie Caddell, who lives in the Brownsville community. "I can still honor my relatives that died in the Civil War without flying the flag."
After a recent heart attack and triple bypass surgery, Caddell, 58, said she started "reflecting on every choice that I've made." She apologizes to anyone she offended, she said ...
"After seven long years of battling my community over my Confederate flag, I made the decision that I would like to have unity in my community," she said Thursday ...
"I made up my mind that I don't have to hurt anybody because of a decision I made without much thought," she said. "I never considered how offended they truly were. I didn't care. Well, I finally had an eye-opening experience. It's not about what I feel" ...
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/summerville-woman-decides-to-take-down-confederate-flag-she-s/article_711060ea-17eb-11e8-b275-1f53f29ccf48.html
Laffy Kat
(16,382 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Seems like staring death in the face taught her valuable societal lessons. In a society, sometimes what a person wants take a back seat to the society's good.
mountain grammy
(26,622 posts)She really got her community active, if they weren't before. Raising money for fences, etc. Of course she didn't care about her neighbors, but a change for the good is a change for the good and I'm glad they're finally getting some well deserved respect.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,861 posts)I just wish every single person in this country would understand that the Confederate flag represents treason, pure and simple. It's not a symbol of honor or of anything that should be respected. I do not understand why it is not illegal to fly it.
magicarpet
(14,154 posts)..... it makes a good early warning system when you see one of these cross your radar screen.
It is indicative of the fact that a Fascist piece of white trash has entered your parameters - Def-Con Alert Code Red.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,861 posts)Which isn't to say there aren't despicable neo-Nazis there, but at least they don't get to display that flag all the time.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Welcome to the good side, Annie.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)Good for her. That just leaves 2,000,000 fox morons and the 40% that still support the wart on the underbelly of ugly America to wake the fook up.