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Originally Posted by Acey
I'm talking about all the stores that are pulling it from shelves. Not the government flying it.
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The stores are pulling it because in the aftermath of a white supremacist slaughtering a bunch of black people in a church, previously silent portions of the American public are starting to stand up and say that proudly displaying a racist symbol is not a good thing. The retailers are simply being reactionary and trying to stay clear of being 'that company' that supports racism.
Fivethirtyeight did a story on the flag debate yesterday. Only one poll post-massacre so far, but it shows a sharp increase in opposition to the flag:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/b...federate-flag/