I am not offended by the Confederate flag. No symbol, in itself, offends me. It is bad intentions, hostile intentions that offend me. The Confederate flag in itself does not embody bad intentions, and most of the people who fought for it in 1862-65 fought primarily to defend what they regarded as their homeland, not to perpetuate slavery. Robert E. Lee, for example, was not in favour of slavery, but he was a patriotic Virginian.

If someone else is offended by the Confederate flag, well, that's up to them.

I repeat, no historical symbol offends me. It is bad, hurtful attitudes and behaviours that offend me. They are usually less easy to see than symbols.