Well, what makes me cringe is that when I see it, the thoughts of all those things is all I can see. I had to pass through Vidor Texas a few too many times and that flag just represents all the WORST things about it when I see it. It's just a personal thing. I wish I could look at it and not see the worst things it stood for at one point. :( And even though I'm a southern cracker, I can't help it. :) That's just what it brings to my mind.
Yep. Understandable. A dear online friend of mine, who lives in middle Tennessee, like me, didn't like the fact that this country was divided by war, understands that the flag itself represents a part of this nation's history, whether we like that or not.