The pushback is against the situation that a fewer people want to suppress a symbol THEY co-opted, while other, possibly a majority of people prefer the freedom

The pushback is against the situation that a fewer people want to suppress a symbol THEY co-opted, while other, possibly a majority of people prefer the freedom to continue using it. Imagine banning "Allah Akbar" after 9/11 or banning the Christian cross because of the atrocities committed during the Crusades