Symbols matter.
The Left understands this. They understand that the symbols and statues on public display in a society can have profound meaning and shape the way people think about the world. These symbols and statues can represent something about our past or something that reflects the values that we hold as a society.
That should be the takeaway from a particularly illustrative news story from Wethersfield, Connecticut.
Wethersfield, population 27,300, was among many towns in Connecticut to pay tribute this week to state Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who died after being stuck the afternoon of May 30 by a hit-and-run driver who allegedly was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The Wethersfield Town Council, which includes six Democrats and three Republicans, voted to turn down a request to fly a “Thin Blue Line” flag at the town hall. (After one…
