Ruggles: No place for Confederate flag on county property
As you may recall, Jon Ruggles of Wallace, who has a long history of community involvement in the Silver Valley, was bothered when he saw a pickup bearing Confederate flags parked prominently at the solid waste transfer station on Martin Luther King Day. Ruggles has written about the experience for Huckleberries Online, including his struggle to get Shoshone County officials to take action:
Even those with the most closed social awareness must realize that this emblem is a comment in support of: enslavement, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, cruelty and most recently used in the death of people of color. Further, this comment is directed at but not limited to: black, latin, native and asian americans. Moreover, this confederate flag has become the chosen emblem of the white power movement which advocates not only against and people of color (which includes Italians) but also those with different sexual identities and religions including Islam, Judaism and Catholics. More here.
Question: Should Shoshone County take action to block the Confederate flag from being displayed on an employee's pickup at the solid waste transfer station?