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MarkThat is a better analogy... and well thought out.
My point was that people collect for different reasons, and the Negro League example portrays that these collectors are not in favor of segregation (none that I know, anyway). They collect because it represents an historic and fascinating point in time... not because they want separate leagues again.
To Jeff's point, there are both good and bad intentions among collectors. As an example... I would assume that a Vintage Flag Collector would have better reasons for owning a Confederate Flag than someone who's immersed in The Dukes of Hazzard.
Hey, maybe if Coach's Corner finally goes belly-up, they can re-work their format to include Nazi gear, Confederate Flags and Steroid era game-used syringes. Then they could finally dump Chris Morales and STAT, and employ John Rocker and Jose Canseco as their head authenticators.