Guess which flag is officially the number 1 selling flag on Amazon.

[Mika]

Yep.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/lawn-garden/ref=zg_bsms_nav_0

This One Tweet About the Confederate Flag Shows Why Everything Is Awful
http://www.motherjones.com/contributor/2015/06/one-tweet-shows-why-everything-awful

[randys1]

1. Millions and millions and millions and millions of vicious racists in this country

[Scurrilous]

9. Yep.

And ODS (Obama Derangement Syndrome) flushed many out of hiding/anonymity.

[randys1]

11. And what I am so god damn sick and tired of is how the right, fox, and even us sometimes

talk as if these are isolated instances or that for the most part racism is gone, etc.


I was even starting to believe the lie, myself.

I started to think the youngest generation is less racist, percentage wise, than before, and that may not be true as it turns out.

[pogglethrope]

2. Time to boycott Amazon and eBay

and all other online sites that sell confederate flags.

Just checked -- eBay has already banned their sale.

Act now.

[NCTraveler]

6. They seem to be in high demand.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1311.R5.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xconfe.TRS0&_nkw=confederate+flag&_sacat=0

[frazzled]

13. I've been trying to avoid Amazon for a long time

for about a dozen other reasons. And mostly (95% of the time) do. This really is the straw that breaks the camel's back.

A hoot and holler from the kazillion Amazon customers would "take down that flag" in a New York minute. Maybe.

Note: we are so focused on the depradations of "corporations" here that we fail to include in that category all of the tech sector, including retail, in our thoughts. Watch out: this very powerful bloc of the industry is exerting tremendous force on our politics.

[DrDan]

29. Walmart, Amazon, Sears, eBay to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise

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

[frazzled]

36. That was fast ... speak and ye shall be heard!

Thanks for that. There are still, however, a myriad of issues with Amazon that still put them on my s-list.

[Vinca]

3. Click on the first one and read some of the reviews. They're great.

"Doesn't flush well."

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. Ooh, that's good.

[csziggy]

10. This review is thought provoking - sarcasm or real?

This made a beautiful, soft
By BillBo on June 23, 2015
This made a beautiful, soft, colorful lining for the presentation case the missus made when we gave our deeply disturbed son a Glock .45 on his eighteenth birthday. He really wanted a grenade launcher wrapped in a Nazi flag, but we're still saving up for that.
http://www.amazon.com/3X5-FT-REBEL-FLAG/dp/B009UE9DVE/ref=zg_bsms_lawn-garden_2

[Glassunion]

21. The Q&A is awesome

Q: is this made in america?
A: Because it is so important to have a treasonous symbol made in the country the treason was against?

Q: Is this flag flammable? I'm worried it will be damaged if near a burning cross.
A: Don't put your flag to close to your cross while it's burning.... normally we ignite the cross then hold the flag and chant in the street. About 10 to 15 feet from the cross. It's never caught fire from there. Hope this helps.

[IcyPeas]

19. the questions are comments are good

e.g.,

How thick is this flag? I am looking for a confederate flag to burn and defecate on. I would like for it burn for quite a while.

A: Wrap yourself in it first..


e.g.,

Is this flag flammable? I'm worried it will be damaged if near a burning cross.

A: Don't put your flag to close to your cross while it's burning.... normally we ignite the cross then hold the flag and chant in the street. About 10 to 15 feet from the cross. It's never caught fire from there. Hope this helps.

http://www.amazon.com/Confederate-Rebel-Flag-Printed-Polyester/dp/B000G2OYZE/ref=zg_bsms_lawn-garden_1

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. Scarcity consciousness. Get 'em while you can.

[shenmue]

5. It's 1861.

[lpbk2713]

8. It was only a matter of time.

The best way to put something in demand is to make it outrageous.

Look for these things at an inflated price at a flea market near you.

[randys1]

12. Just went onto my Prime membership and sent this email (prime is Amazon)

Stop selling confederate flags or lose my business for good!

[ellisonz]

14. Amazon isn't obligated to allow its website to be used for these transactions. n/t

[KamaAina]

15. Estonia's?

[AngryAmish]

16. Best Korea?

[Warpy]

17. A lot of those morons are buying them

to be put away so they can go on Antiques Roadshow in 25 years and make a killing.

Good luck to them and the Beanie Baby crowd.

[tridim]

18. "Your racist flag was made in China, dumbass"

"But, but, but HISTORY! TRADITION!"

"It's worth a tenth what you paid for it new, now get off the set and quit wasting our time."

[Phentex]

20. JUST HEARD AMAZON IS ABOUT TO PULL IT...

they plan to stop selling it.

[pogglethrope]

22. Now that Amazon has stopped allowing the sale of Confederate flags,

it's time to take the next step: Destroy every Confederate flag that isn't in a museum of some sort. In addition, the public display of a Confederate flag anywhere in the United States should be made illegal.

But what are we going to be able to do about statues honoring the traitors who served in the Confederate Army? And how about the statues of them -- even outside the South? Then there's the problem of military bases named in "honor" of Confederate generals.

[former9thward]

31. I guess you forgot about that First Amendment thing.

I thought the Civil War was fought to protect the Constitution -- including the First.

[Lurker Deluxe]

32. Don't forget to burn some books!!

Maybe kill anyone with the name Robert Lee ...

[Pooka Fey]

34. Not a bad idea to stop selling DVD copies of "Gone with the Wind" either

And also "Southern Cooking" recipe books...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

23. Much like everyone flocked to buy Adam Lanza's style AR-15 after Sandy Hook.

Notoriety sells in an insane society.

[davidn3600]

24. Can't stop every site on the internet

I just did a simple Google search and found dozens of sites that specialize in selling that flag.

[Skidmore]

25. Is it possible that people are purchasing some of these for

that burn the Confederate flag event?

[gatorboy]

26. Apparently they've closed sales on the flag, but....

They're still selling these:

http://www.amazon.com/hunting-liberals-sticker-surface-surface/dp/B009YN8XWQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435086679&sr=8-1&keywords=liberal+hunting&tag=jezebelamzn-20&ascsubtag=[t|comment[p|1713430446[a|B009YN8XWQ[au|1572067674

[lame54]

27. that was completely predictable...

Just as every time the NRA screams that Obama is going to gun-grab the sale of guns goes through the roof

[Initech]

28. And this is why we can't have nice things.

[deutsey]

30. It's not surprising

I'm glad to see the flag meeting its demise in some public areas, but knowing the types of people who revere it, there's also going to be a huge cottage industry that's going to emerge around independently merchandising it.

Expect to see more of it on bumper stickers, shirts, etc.

[gratuitous]

33. Panicky, low-information racists gotta panic

I hope every retail outlet takes money from these fools; it will leave them less money to buy guns.

[Raine1967]

35. If you want, add this image to your OP:

[rock]

37. I believe the First Amendment applies.

I.e. freedom of speech for the people. But most people will agree with me that the government should not make racist speech. And that was the case in SC.