In order to understand the times our ancestors lived in, it is vital that we learn about the burning issues of the day in order to place the people in context. To do otherwise is to be a revisionist......placing today's values and tenets on those of yesterday. Belle `````````````````` Belle, That is exactly what we have been trying to say all week about removing the revered Confederate Battle flag. To quote you: "To do so is to be a revisionist (historian)......placing today's values and tenets on those of yesterday." The reason we say loosing our freedom of speech et al: The Supreme Court of America of the US has agreed with the liberals who wish to spit, burn, and do other unspeakable things to our US Stars and Stripes "that it is their Freedom of Speech to do so whether it offends others or not." We believe that it is our Freedom of Speech to be able to fly the Confederate Flag whether it offends anyone or not. `````````` There is more to Southern Heritage than a mere piece of cloth. The Confederate flag represents the modern day Ku Klux Klan and hate groups. This is fact not opinion. No amount of "education" is going to counter this. Belle, You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Just because they use it a symbol doesn't mean that "Flag" represents them or their ideals. They soil the true meaning of that flag. Nancy in Texas