Most non-Southerners see the confederate flag as a symbol of racism, no different than a swastika, and associate it with slavery and groups such as the KKK. Flying the confederate flag to honor fallen confederate soldiers insn't much different from flying a
WWII German flag with a swastika to honor fallen German soldiers. From what I saw when I lived in the South most, but not all, of the people who would display a confererate flag were pretty much racist rednecks. So, while I agree with some of your comments about the NAACP, I can not fault them for having a problem with the flag being flown over state property.

Symbols can be very powerful things and carry a lot of psychological weight. I am an athiest but would never desecrate a crucifix. I would not do this out of respect for what that symbol means to millions of people. I feel the same about flying a confederate, or nazi, flag. Whether or not the person displaying the flag is racist it is a racist symbol to millions so displaying is it in poor taste.
Fengzi Reviewed by Fengzi on . Hundreds Attend Missouri Confederate Ceremony Hundreds Attend Mo. Confederate Ceremony June 05, 2005 9:36 PM EDT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - About 400 people turned out for a Confederate memorial service held Sunday under the rebel battle flag, singing "Dixie" and laying roses at a Confederate monument. Miles to the east, meanwhile, protesters demonstrated their disapproval by marching outside the Missouri Governor's Mansion. Officials with the Confederate Memorial State Historic Site in Higginsville said the turnout there - four times Rating: 5