Rather than lower the flag, replace it with another, thus setting a tone for reconciliation while at the same time insuring historical accuracy. Thus would history be honored and sensitivities honored. If not the Bonnie Blue Flag, then any of the official National Flags would be appropriate. I fear, however, that like most compromises both sides will find fault. In particular I sense that outside agitators such as Jessie Jackson, who make a business out of intimidation, will reject any compromise that attempts to maintain some honor for the memory of the Confederacy.
Political correctness is a dogma that allows no compromise.
If a compromise offer is not acceptable. . Dr. William R. Forstchen is a professor of history at Montreat College in North Carolina.