I find this whole issue to be "par for the course" regarding why we are even discussing it.

 

First of all, for the record I was not born or raised in the South.  I am also neither black nor white (I'm kind of a happy medium between the two).

 

This issue only came up because some crazy white racist shot and killed a bunch of black people in a church recently.  The PC crowd embraced this, then pointed to the flag that flies at a memorial on capitol grounds and started screaming for it to be taken down.  Politicians, both on the left and the right support this, not because of what the flag represents (or doesn't), but because it's the politically smart thing to do.  That's why as some would call it, "it's a bipartisan issue".  It is not.  Any politician left or right would damage their career if they weren't "on board" with the calls to take the flag down, especially now that the political season is starting.

 

My personal feeling on the issue.  I would leave the flag in place because it is a memorial and a piece of our nation's history.  Someone pointed out that the flag needs to be placed in a museum, and I certainly agree.  However, a memorial is also somewhat a form of museum.  Just because a memorial is on capitol grounds doesn't mean that the state in question is endorsing what the flag represents (or doesn't) to people.

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