I know it probably ain't much a big deal in other places, especially outside of America.  But I live in South Carolina, so naturally it seems like a pretty big deal to everyone here.  I just wanted to see what the intelligent folks here thought about the thing.  I'm sure you've seen this spread across the rest of the south, cause other states associate this flag as well.

Now when I say Confederate flag, I mean the flag used by the Army of Northern Virginia (and other groups) during the American Civil War ([url=http://www.usflag.org/historical/scross.gif]this one[/url], specifically, even though it ain't square).  It was a battle flag used by commanders, but everyone in the south generally associates it with the Confederacy overall, instead of the real one - which was similar [url=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/05/19/opinion/19disunion-flag/19disunion-flag-blog427.jpg]to this[/url].

This flag is -everywhere- in SC.  Shirts, windows, socks, jackets, cars, tagplates, flagpoles, decor, gravestones - everywhere; it was most notably seen on the Dukes of Hazzard's car, the [url=http://uncrate.com/p/2011/12/general-lee-xl.jpg]General Lee[/url].   can't speak for its prevalence in other parts of the south.

From experience, this flag no longer stands for the Civil War, or the Confederacy.  It is called the 'Rebel flag' now, and people associate it with the south- as in, with the region.  It typically means they're proud to be from the south... from what [i]I[/i] gather.

The big issue is that Dylan Roofe shooting that happened in Charleston, SC.  This is where the Civil War 'officially' began for most, when shots were fired on Fort Sumter.  Anyway, in one of his pictures, he was holding a Rebel flag.  Now there's this huge controversy that's blown up over the past week.  The flag once flew over our state building, but it was taken down some time ago - but it still flies over a Confederate memorial, and a lot of people want it taken down, including our governor Nikki Haley.

Fortunately... fortunately for South Caroline, there have been no riots, no looting, nothing like that.  Far as I know, everyone's alright.  They're protesting peacefully.  I've seen pictures of opposing individuals hugging each other, so that's good.

But what do [i]you [/i]think?