Usually, vanquished states must surrender their articles of war. This truly is a great nation for letting us parade the fact that we are a vanquished, defeated people. I come from South Carolina, land of the most beautiful flag in the nation. I'm sure you've seen it. Natives put decals and vanity plates on their cars.
Natives wear the T-shirts.
No, we did not. The South Carolina state flag is a Palmetto centered in a field of dark blue, with a crescent moon in the upper left corner. It almost looks Middle Eastern. It is dramatic yet understated, simple but not simplistic, conservative yet intriguing, rogue yet civilized. It inspires pride and devotion, not false pride and divisiveness.