See this is why you don't cede things even like the Confederate flag.

What was actually gained by giving in? Well, in Mississippi's case they gained an absolute piece of shit flag with actual text on it. Not that the government can actually dictate the symbol that people identify their state with, of course, but that "approved" flag is quite the insult.

Fortunately, I don't think the general population's admiration for the US flag is going to go down so easily.