Yesterday, here in Salem, Oregon, I actually saw a confederate flag flying from a pickup truck. I wanted to take a picture, but the heavily tattooed arm propped on the window scared me. Where does all this hate come from? Remember this song from “South Pacific”?
You’ve got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You’ve got to be taught
From year to year,
It’s got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff’rent shade,
You’ve got to be carefully taught.