I tended to be indifferent on the issue ordinarily, BUT it was politicizing what was a deranged individual’s actions that had nothing to do with a flag and that spurred the ISIS-like destruction of history ever since. I’d have left the issue of keeping or removing the flag up to the voters, nothing more and nothing less.
Some people don’t really understand that flying a Confederate flag doesn’t necessarily mean support of the Confederacy itself, but for being a “rebel”, as in against the establishment. “The Dukes of Hazzard” were a premier example of that, it wasn’t about bringing back the Confederate government, it was about rebelling against the corrupt people in power.
Symbols can mean different things to different people
To a southern patriot it might mean “freedom”.
To a D-bag like Kid Rock “Rebellion against the establishment” or some such
To most Black people, the flag of the Army that fought for the slave owners.
To me, a piece of cloth.