Its not important to me in itself as a Yankee but what are important to me are the 1st and 10th amendments. Also there is the fact that Confederate soldiers were made 100% the same as all other American veterans, war dead etc by an act of congress. That should also apply to the symbols those men fought under.
The sons of Union Civil War veterans officially support the display of the flag their Confederate brothers fought under. They even take part in placing the Confederate battle flag on Confederate graves.
The whole thing irritates me because it was never an issue until it started popping up 20 years ago.
As a Southerner with a heritage that goes back through the South, this purge infuriates me. But I can take into account that everyone in the different regions of America has different cultural experiences.
It was an ignorant thing to say. Maybe somewhat careless. I certainly winced when he said that about putting it in a museum- I was not on board with him, or anyone, at that time. As a Southern Nationalist, the odds of secession drop to almost zero under Donald Trump. But given the state our country and our society is in, I believe he is our best hope at recovering and restoring a great part of what we’ve lost. He is a leader & not one other candidate can claim that or prove it.