You misunderstand.
I believe in States rights, I just don’t think using a polarizing and divisive symbol like the Confederatate Flag to make the point....ah... makes the point.
The only people thinking that flag is a symbol of racism are northern liberals, including those living in the south. Nothing screams the issue of State’s rights like that flag, and while it won’t bring over those who oppose the flag, they were never for the issue anyway. States rights is the opposite of Socialism and those screaming about the flag are Socialists in general.