It seems to me that Wright's take on the slogan "from the river to the sea" tracks pretty closely to the debate on the Confederate flag. Like the slogan, the flag may mean different things to different people, it may be flown by people who have no idea how it is received by others, and those who advocate in favor of it could probably use…
It seems to me that Wright's take on the slogan "from the river to the sea" tracks pretty closely to the debate on the Confederate flag. Like the slogan, the flag may mean different things to different people, it may be flown by people who have no idea how it is received by others, and those who advocate in favor of it could probably use some education about its history and how it has been utilized in the past.
But the difference in this: The confederate flag is not welcome anywhere in polite society. But "from the river to the sea"… well, Wright wants us to accept that it is just a thing with multiple meanings and we all should just deal with it.
It seems to me that Wright's take on the slogan "from the river to the sea" tracks pretty closely to the debate on the Confederate flag. Like the slogan, the flag may mean different things to different people, it may be flown by people who have no idea how it is received by others, and those who advocate in favor of it could probably use some education about its history and how it has been utilized in the past.
But the difference in this: The confederate flag is not welcome anywhere in polite society. But "from the river to the sea"… well, Wright wants us to accept that it is just a thing with multiple meanings and we all should just deal with it.