Confederate battle flag is now a symbol of preserving cultural traditions.

"The flags of the Confederate States of America were very important and a matter of great pride to those citizens living in the Confederacy. They are also a matter of great pride for their descendants as part of their heritage and history." (Winston Churchill)

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"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." (The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution)

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"...when the government becomes destructive to these ends, it is not only the right but the duty of the people to rebel."
(Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence)

A konföderációs hadilobogó - mint amiképpen az árpád-sávos zászló - egyes liberális körökben gyűlölt szimbólum. Valójában mára az európai hagyományok jelképeinek egyikévé vált. (less info)