[stand watie]

NOPE. i'll stick with GUTLESS & (in the case of the turncoats in the legislature) DISHONEST!

free dixie,sw

[quadrant]

You are hooked on the symbolism of the issue and fail to understand the nature of the controversy.
The true issue was the desire by segments of the black community to minimize by shame SC's role in the Civil War.
The purpose of flying the Confederate battle emblem is or should be to honor the sacrifices in a public way of those who fought and died for SC during the Civil War.
What, then, is the best way to do that?
The best way is to place the flag in a visible position and what position could be more appropriate than in front of a statute of a Confederate soldier. The Confederate Battle flag was the flag under which SC's soldiers served during
the Civil War, and the soldier and the flag should be as intimately associated as possible.
Flying the flag atop the State House does nothing to honor the sacrifices of the Confederate soldiers who died during the Civil War.