Walmart to STOP sales of Confederate Flag.

[Agschmid]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/confederate-flag-walmart-south-carolina/

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. I wonder if various places will stop airing the Dukes of Hazzard, or selling related merchandise

featuring the 'General Lee' (their orange car with the confederate flag roof).

[Agschmid]

2. It's a good question.

[lame54]

16. there is a new commercial with the original duke boys driving around in the general lee...

but the flag is absent from the car

[sufrommich]

3. Wow. I think this is one of those moments

in time when people say "that's enough", too bad it took a mass murder.

[TDale313]

9. Maybe this has been a moment of some real change.

And yes, agreed that it's horrible it took something like this, but yes, maybe we really are seeing people say "enough!"

[Skittles]

10. too bad the murder of a couple of dozen toddlers did not do the same

[Baitball Blogger]

4. May I recommend a bonfire and let them go out in a blaze of Glory?

[Agschmid]

5. Would be a nice bonfire....

This flag may be part of our past, but it's not part of our future.

[NightWatcher]

6. Wally World is the one stop shop for so many in rural America

That may have been the death knell for the confederate flag.

[Art_from_Ark]

7. They'll just order their flags online

[Agschmid]

8. Rumor is Amazon is also done with it, not announced yet.

But I'm sure other sites will pick up the slack.

[AwareOne]

11. Well that should end all racism

who knew it was that simple. In reality, watch for an explosion of private confederate flag sales and display. In the mean time, gun deaths will continue unabated.

[Chellee]

15. You're right.

But we can still be glad for progress when we can't get perfection.

And this is progress. The racism won't be quite as casual, pervasive, and in your face. They'll have to work a little harder to collect their symbols of hate. And their 2 minutes of hate fix won't be as quick and cheap as it used to be.

You're also right that there is very likely going to be an explosion of people hanging the confederate flag in front of their house in response. But this is also a good thing; it's like a racism census. You'll know who to avoid, and who not to do business with before they even open their mouth. No flying under the radar now.

[struggle4progress]

12. Great! It's about time!

They don't sell swastika-themed stuff so this makes sense

[Control-Z]

13. Are they going to stop

selling guns and ammo too?

[Agschmid]

14. No.

That's gonna take an act of congress apparently.

[yuiyoshida]

17. Question...

I don't follow NASCAR, but have they said that it would no longer be apart of their races?

[Gothmog]

18. When the haters lose Walmart, the fight is over