The flag is part of our history. All “enemy” participants in the war were given pardons under the Amnesty Act of 1872. FYI: they “paraded” through the Capitol building, not the Capital.
“The flag is part of our history.”
So? Not a respectable part. Doesn’t mean we can break into the Capital and carry it around while being assholes. There are a lot of things that are ‘history’ that we shouldn’t parade around with for good reasons.