Editor:

I support the president and disagree with NASCARs decision to ban the Confederate flag (Trump takes aim at NASCAR, Wallace, Reading Eagle, July 7). Such is akin to burning books.

When I see a Confederate flag, I do not think of slavery, racial intimidation or white supremacy. I think of the thousands of very brave men who, regardless of the right or wrong of their cause, walked into blazing Union rifle and cannon fire in the many battles of the Civil War, under the banner of the Stars and Bars. I see the Confederate flag as a tribute to those men. It should not be banned. Those soldiers were Americans, and their bravery deserves to be honored.

I believe slavery, racial intimidation and white supremacy were and are despicable. To blame the Souths banner for such is just another perversion of political correctness. The same applies to the removal of Confederate statues. Those statues describe our history, which should be remembered by all of us so that the negatives are not repeated.

In anticipation of being called a racist, I reject that epithet out of hand. Too often it is used by people who lack an effective counterargument.

Art Becker

Reading

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