yes, there are a number of backwards conservative southerners. BUT, the 'the south will rise again' is just a saying that has happened for nearly 150 years and they KNOW that it means nothing. They will say such things to annoy northerners. 
In addition, you will find FEW southerners that 'worship' the monuments. In fact, few of them will pay attention to them, until an outside, esp a minority outsider, tries to  remove them. The folks that are pushing to remove these are NOT the locals. It is OUTSIDERS, of which few actually live in those areas. And like ISIS and Talibahn, the outsiders believe that they have the RIGHT to destroy whatever history they disagree with. Big mistake. 
OTOH, what is needed is to remove confederate symbols from things like the flags. NONE of the gov should be supporting flags like those. Those were meant to keep the ideas alive.