OTOH, I have real issues with BLM, but you don't see a concerted effort to destroy their symbolism, efforts, or existence.
I see conservatives objecting all the time to the flying of "issue" flags like the rainbow flag from public buildings.
The CBF means much more than slavery. (which was an aberration)
Of course it does -- I wouldn't dispute that. I think the vast majority of southerners who support flying the confederate flag are not racists, and do it for reasons of heritage. But at the same time, I couldn't find fault if a black Americans is offended by that flag, because defending slavery was a significant
part of what the Confederacy stood for. So I really don't have a problem with the flag being displayed in the specific context of honoring the war veterans, etc.. But I don't think it belongs on current government buildings. It's up to the folks of each state, obviously, but since we're discussing Haley....
So saying the flag "implicitly" honors the cause is simply not true. If the cause you cite is slavery.
My point is that the flag implicitly honors "the cause",
whatever that is/was. Now to
you, "the cause" was all those other things you mentioned. To some
other South Carolinians, particularly some who are black, it may well represent an attempt to keep them in bondage. Both perspectives have merit depending on your POV.
Now, I can understand why her decision ticked off some southerners. I can also understand why some other southerners supported her decision, and her doing that certainly doesn't make me, as an Ohioan, less (or more) likely to support her.
