Is the confederate flag considered offensive by the majority of America?

homage to traitors.

SGT Stephen Thurman, in my view it is a historical artifact that was taken to represent white sheet terrorism. This is my perspective.

I was not born (born in 1969) during the height of the Jim Crow Laws and am blessed not to have to harbor the strong hatred for what the flag represented.

You have to understand the emotions attachment the flag represents to many minorities.

Look at it this way. If the black panthers flag was raised next to a state flag lets say in Texas. I would guarantee the Texas Legislature would not only demand to take it down but would introduce a law or two to never allow it to be put up on a Texas government pole.

The black panthers are a group that is obviously anti government. The only thing they have in common with groups like the Knights of Columbus or the KKK is they recruit the poor and disenfranchised filling them with the garbage propaganda that the government is evil and should be fought.

You as a young man, you need to understand the emotional history behind the flag to many minorities. It just cannot be dismissed away for historical claims which are accurate in the contexts of their statement. Try taking an al quada black flag and flying it next to the Stars and Stripes on the 9/11 memorial. How would that sit with the survivors of the attack? Grant it the al quada flag is a national flag that is indigenous to the organization.

the question of whether the Confederate Flag is Racism or heritage which it is both. The question is what emotions does it evoke in the people who see it flying.

It boils down to perspective. Take a person raised in the Jim Crow Laws where they could be beat up by police or framed for crimes without any protections in the name of keeping true to whatever segregation or white purity or just plain old intimidation to keep those "people" in their place. If you were not exposed to such realities then I can understand why you would think that minorities are taking the meaning out of context of your point of view on the flag.

It is about perspective. I think it is both.

Had two roommates back in the early 90's. One was black from Florida. The other was white from Arkansas. As we were decorating our rooms, the Arkie pulled out a Confederate flag. The Floridian bluntly said, "Really?" The Arkie went on the explain about how it represented his heritage and ties to the south. However, the Arkie simply folded up and stowed it away. In this exchange, I learned that this symbol has entirely different meanings for different people. The friendship and mutual respect prevailed.

There is only one appropriate place to display the confederate flag.... on the roof of a '69 hemi-orange Dodge Charger.

You're argument is less than valid. If you think that flag should be displayed proudly because of heritage than so should the swastica and several other symbols. Yes, they are all the same.

Only in America does the losing side in a war get to display their flag.  Not to mention the losing side fought to continue enslaving people for personal economic gain. 

While I respect the Confederacy (they were warriors after all and I would salute that flag at their gravesites), it is offensive to be on a military garrison because we are not the Confederacy of America.

The flag doesn't bother me from the perspective that it was the Flag of Northern Virginia, General Lee's unit. It's historical and serves as a reminder of where this country was and how far it's progressed over 150 years. However, I hate seeing it as a rallying symbol for hate groups. Quite frankly, it irritates me that such a notable symbol from a tumultuous tine in our nation's history is being used to promote hate towards everyone who didn't look like members of a hate group or share their ideology. I lived in South Carolina during the controversy surrounding the Confederate flag being displayed atop the capital building which occurred in the 1990s. What struck me was how many supporters of different races were in favor of the flag staying in place. That told me that it really came down to the individual and how they viewed the flag and what it meant to them. At the end of the day, the only flag that matters is the one to which we pledge our allegiance. We can never forget our history and flags can serve as that reminder.

Historical.

Just because a select few use it to promote their racist agenda doesn't make it racist.

It's both. For some it's just pride in the south and the southern heritage and for others it's a symbol of hate. All depends on who's looking at it