Maybe the way to approach this is ask folks like Rand if they would support the government removing ALL vestiges of the Confederacy, including any statues, monuments, landmarks or museums that in any way might serve to suggest that it’s alright for some citizens to associate any sense of regional pride or heritage with those events. Oh, and let’s ban the issuance of any more US postage stamps that have the images of folks like Robert E. Lee or Stonewall Jackson, and also require that any names like that are removed from schools, municipal buildings, or street signs.
And if any rhino says that would be going too far, then please explain the difference between a city that flies the Confederate Flag with one that names a hospital or school after a confederate leader.
What they want to do to remove western culture and history, it isn’t much different than what ISIS is doing in Iraq destroying ancient artifacts.