I will give my genuine beliefs now
I am a Confederate reenactor, so you could say i am biased, but i would argue i simply know my stuff (take that as you will!). I will not debate who was right in the war, nor will i debate the causes and what principles were followed etc.
You cannot hide away from the fact that the Confederacy IS part of history, history is something that cannot be erased. Denying history only leads to it being repeated and leads to distortion in historical accounts- something that should be kept as unbiased as possible- something unavoidable.
Many Southerners are trying to deny their history and many are trying to keep it, to be proud of it. Other Americans from the north need to simply learn to respect this, despite the fact that they may see it is treasonous or something. My country has had civil wars in the past and recently part of it has tried to break away, yet i do not judge these people one bit, i respect it.
You may not like the Confederacy, you may think it stands for slavery and treason or whatever. However it is part of history and while it should be flown or not in government places is one issue. The complete banning of it- the denial of the history is possible one of the worst things i can possibly imagine and renders the US no better than Communist governments that have done the same- denied history.
okay, rant over, HAWK OUT!