re: Alabama Governor Bentley has Confederate flags removed from Capitol grounds

I can see removing it from government buildings just because it was the battle flag for a rebellion against the country.

Banning the flag from being sold is a little ridiculous though. I can go on eBay and buy nazi memorabilia with swastikas but I can't buy a confederate flag.

Maybe it is racist for some people. I don't think most southern white peoples view it as racist, just as representing the south. But I've seen the confederate flag displayed more in the Midwest in Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan than I have in my life in the south, on people's cars and homes. And those people probably don't have any other use for it besides racist ones.

But this is supposed to be a free country and if somebody wants to buy something to promote their racist views then they should be allowed to. Black people can still go online and buy black power and Black Panther stuff...