tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258189418337867402.post5144298347317158215..comments2023-10-23T13:56:36.824-07:00Comments on The Cranky Copywriter: A reason to be proud. The Cranky Copywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383383796464500734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258189418337867402.post-91356025377898979502015-07-21T17:45:25.298-07:002015-07-21T17:45:25.298-07:00The First Amendment right of free speech only curb...The First Amendment right of free speech only curbs government action against free expression. It has absolutely nothing to do with social or commercial approbation (or disapprobation) of what publicly expressed sentiments. If Americans are deciding that the Confederate flag is a distasteful symbol that has no place in society or culture (or on public land), I have no quibble with that. A world without The Dukes of Hazzard is a better one, as long as we all know that the free market and capitalism are the ones that are calling the shots, not the political right or left.<br /><br />In short, corporations and businesses and the US Chamber of Commerce have decided that flags appropriated by the KKK and other haters are nonstarters when it comes to making money. That is the change that we should celebrate. Where only a beleaguered minority once resented the flag, now they are joined by businesspeople and Republican state legislators who are afraid corporations won't relocate to South Carolina. Okay, maybe it's for mercenary reasons, but we'll take it. Whatever works!The Cat's Meowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429514271406563998noreply@blogger.com