I can't speak for anyone else, but I hate being lied to. I hate being told that my ancestors were dishonorable. I hate being told by liberals that limited government is not worth fighting for. I hate being told that MY opinion isn't worth a tinker's d**n, only that their's is. I hate condescending politicians that say one thing to get elected, and wonder why the people of the state get irate when they fail to keep those same promises. I hate those shallow morons that seek to prevent me from honouring my ancestors and their actions, while demanding that I honour theirs. I hate those that attempt to remove all religion from government, schools, public buildings. I hate those that advocate socialism and want me and mine to fund everything for them. And yes, I hate it when so called conservatives belittle others for having the audacity to have a spine to stand up to liberals. I hate being told that pornography is ok, that our society must allow abortions by the millions, yet I can't have a vote on a small, beautiful piece of cloth.
In the spirit of limited government, I think our state has spent enough time & money changing flags. I don't think we need to spend more money holding more non-binding referendums and possibly buying even more new flags, not to mention the time involved.
The current flag honors our ancestors, so that argument is moot.
As far as I'm concerned, the "new" flag honors our ancestors even better than the battle flag did, and the PC crowd apparently either hasn't figured it out, or they weren't lying when they said their problem with the battle flag was that it had been used in a racist manner - which it has.
The new flag honors our ancestors without the negative connotations.
I think the problem is one of perceptions. You see it as something that's been taken from you, or forced down your throat. I see that the politically correct forces have been outmanuevered, and we still have what we wanted to start with.