All of the objections along legal and moral lines are missing the point. While those objections are valid in many cases, the point is that this flag is the sym

All of the objections along legal and moral lines are missing the point. While those objections are valid in many cases, the point is that this flag is the symbol of the moment. A rough analogy is the way in which marriage equality has become a proxy for gay rights (whether this is accurate or not). If the flag is shamed out of the public zeitgeist, in the same way that the n-word or the c-word have been, then that is a symbolic victory for those on the side of civil rights. Whatever you think about the actual meaning or symbolism or historical context of the flag is beside the point. Arguments about the importance of "heritage" fall flat because symbols do not teach history; they simply stand in for particular narratives.