Reply #7: I don't know exactly why this makes me uncomfortable but...

[papapi]

...I am the descendant of three civil war soldiers from the south. I don't fly a confederate flag or anything like that. I am in no perceivable concept of the idea a racist or bigot. But when I see a confederate flag in the appropriate setting (if such a thing can exist) I have a certain feeling of pride in my ancestors who served for a cause they believed in. But I like to think their cause was honor of the homeland and not in support of the abominable institution of slavery. Robert E. Lee is a respected hero here in Virginia and I understand why. He did not support slavery but the right of his state to make the decision. That's all.