Shnitzel,
1) Blacks have always had a disgust for the confederate flag and its leaders. On the other side, many southern whites have always idolized the confederate flag and their leaders for what they represent.
2-5) Do we really want to fight the civil war again ?
6-7) That is a praiseworthy position.
The ones who wants the monuments taken down compare them to having monuments for leaders of the Axis powers. They lost and the losers do not get the right to decide on how to remember them. How do you respond?