i think its complicated and i say this as a person with no love for the confederacy
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Replying to @SkepticalAlpaca @eigenrobot
the problem is that the confederate flag is the generic symbol for the south as a region (c.f. Dukes of Hazzard, Lynyrd Skynyrd) and also for white supremacy (c.f. Rick Wilson's cooler)
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for the white supremacists this is kind of a feature because they can hide among the innocuous usage. And over time the less innocuous purpose has become more widespread.
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And people have shied away from using it with non-provocative intent, so the likelihood of provocation goes up
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