Too bad Dr. Linville does not

choose to explain to his fellow enemies of the flag that those are some

of the main reasons the flag is honored by the majority of Southerners

and that the much smaller minority of haters cannot, in fairness, demand

that it and all other Confederate symbols be relegated to oblivion as

an appeasement.

His entire argument can and

has been persuasively rebutted in the past. It can get tiresome. I do

agree with his observation that, "either our flags are statements

of who we are and intend to be or they might as well be sewn into laundry

bags."

So, bring on the referendum

and let the people of Georgia say who we are. Those who cannot bear to

live under the chosen flag are free to leave. Isn't freedom wonderful?

Glen Allen

Peachtree City