The Confederate flag

[Don Corleone]

You have the right to say anything you want to, but you do not have the right to advocate the overthrow of the Constitution through violent means. To me, that is what that flag stands for.

[Don Corleone]

By the way, Strike for the South, you forgot 'Gah'. Thought I'd beat Ichi to the punch. It would be my vote too, as neither of the options in your poll applies to my view.

[Don Corleone]

Do you have the right to argue for seccession? Absolutely. Do you have the right to argue for violent means to bring it about? No. That flag is a symbol of those who chose the latter route. Now, do you have the right to fly it? I suppose you do, but you shouldn't any more than you should fly a Swastika. The Confederate battle flag only flew over American soil for the brief moments of the Antietam and Gettysburg (and some assorted cavalry raids). It is not an American flag, it is the flag of a nation that initiated a war with the USA and only ended armed conflict by being beaten into total submission. Do you have the right to fly it? Sure. And I have the right to call you a traitor for doing so.