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Just curious... How would everyone here feel about someone burning a confederate flag in protest?
I would think that it would be very offensive to those with Southern Roots and to all who believe in freedom of expression...

I think that civil war (or war between the states ) was about two opposing societies but it was also about which laws took precedence (Federal or State)... Understanding that this has been resolved...

Would anyone like to see a hammer and sickle return to the flagpoles of Moscow?
Would anyone like to see the Mexican Flag integrated into the Texas,California, New Mexico, or Arizona Flag
For those of you who served at Ramstein, Baumholder, Bitburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Pirmasens, and all those other places, who would be OK with seeing the swastikas?

And on Cinco de Mayo, I don't think those with Castillian Blood would be doing a smart thing if they the Spanish Flag in Juarez...

I will gladly concede that the flag represents a proud and decent people but I think it needs to be said that it has different meanings for different people. For many, it represents an idea that caused two societies within one nation to send their children and loved ones to kill one another because the differences were so irreconcilable...

I don't get upset or threatened when I see a confederate flag flying proudly at someone's home, at a parade, or anywhere else... My objection is to those who are not honest about all of the things it meant... The good and the bad...

We are a big enough country to where there is room for everyone but let us be honest and say that this flag and the ideals behind it are divisive. The confederate flag is a source of pride for many in the south and it is a a source of pain for others that got the shaft instead of the goldmine... Also, it is no different that how the Indians feel about Columbus Day and Thanksgiving...

The Confederate flag does have positive symbolism and is a part of our history that can be discussed and celebrated but I think those who fly that flag high will understand if everyone does not share the same sentiment...

I know you did not address this to me, but after reading it, I had to make a comment.

I think that civil war (or war between the states ) was about two opposing societies but it was also about which laws took precedence (Federal or State)... Understanding that this has been resolved...

Part right, part wrong.

From: Francis W. Springer's War for What?

"The Union of Sovereign States, each state deriving its powers from its own people, and the federal government having only those powers granted it by the states, ended when Lincoln was allowed to eviscerate the Constitution. Lincoln did not save the Union, the Union that the delegates founded in 1788. A new Union was created in the 1860s with power over the states, power usurped by deception and maintained by force."