Consider this comment from a Republican candidate for governor in South Carolina, framed as “Telling insight as to what an R gov candidate thinks she need to say in a SC primary, circa 2017” by the NYT’s Jonathan Martin:

Regarding the Confederate Flag: pic.twitter.com/bmU6oGrKhH

— Catherine Templeton (@TempletonCath) August 3, 2017

Now let’s place that in context with an imagined but parallel statement from another country:

Feel free to discuss.

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