Analysis Of Selwyn Duke's Article Take Down The Confederate Flag

Many people are wondering if it is a good idea to remove the confederate flag. Selwyn Duke’s 2015 article “Keep the Confederate Flag Flying” explains the symbolic relevance of the confederate flag and gives reasons why it should remain flying. On the other hand, the 2015 article “Take Down the Confederate Flag, Symbol of Hatred” written by the Editorial Board expressed a view that was different from Selwyn Duke. In this article, the author gave examples of why the confederate flag should be removed.
In the article, American Thinker, Selwyn Duke, personified himself as an expert on why the confederate flag should remain flying. He asked the question, “Is removing the flag really a good idea (Duke)?” He wrote that the movement to remove the flag is the results of a nation that is sensitively responding to atrocious acts of crimes. He gave additional examples of when poor decision making resulted

The writer wrote “Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina acted in the interest of her state and the nation (The Editorial Board).” In the article, “Take Down the Confederate Flag, Symbol of Hatred”, the attitude of the writer was pleasant and positive. Unlike Selwyn Duke, the writer did not use cynical language towards politicians. To further contrast the two articles, in American Thinker, a great portion of sarcasm was used to describe the supporters of the flag removal. In the first article, she was portrayed as a conservative who sided with Barack Obama, to do away with the confederate flag. In the second article, the writer acknowledged that “Governor Haley avoided the controversy for days, but eventually had to take a stand on the issue (The Editorial Board).” This writer seemed to be more understanding and forgiving of Governor Haley as opposed to Selwyn