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Redskins, Confederate flag targeted in crusade against politically incorrect U.S. history

The nation is experiencing a surge in political correctness, ramped up by continued controversy over the Confederate flag and other Civil War symbols, and renewed disagreements over the Washington Redskins team name.

Are they simply cultural emblems with worthy historic legacies — or archaic symbols of racism and offense? Americans are divided, and the answers are not easy.

Some are blaming a liberal agenda that they compare to the Taliban — just in time to fire up Democrats for the next election season.

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“The left is engaging in a nationwide witch hunt to erase history that they don’t like.