MSNBC just reporting that Amazon has

[Skidmore]

removed the Confederate flag from its merchandise offerings. No link. Just saw now.

Adding link:

http://time.com/3932645/amazon-confederate-flags/

[marym625]

1. Saw Walmart did that yesterday

Maybe there will be actual.changes and discussion on racism now

[HockeyMom]

2. Black Market Confederate Flags?

Good for them.

[marym625]

4. ikr?

Shocked actually

[B2G]

8. They aren't black market unless they are outlawed. nt

[HockeyMom]

15. If no legitmate retailers (Walmart, Amazon, etc.) are selling them,

where are they going to get them? May as well be "Black Market" for all practical purposes. Maybe the Son of the Confederacy will find their own manufacturer? lol

[randome]

21. An army of seamstresses for the racist set furiously working in basements!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]

[cyberswede]

26. Check Pinterest! nt

[Erose999]

31. Somebody call ETSY and make sure they pull the Confederate flags too.

[B2G]

33. There's this little thing called the internet

Google "Rebel Merchandise".

If there's a market need, it will be filled.

[alfredo]

45. China, the same place that makes those small plastic American flags.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. Now only bad guys will carry confederate flags.

[Politicalboi]

22. LOL!

[HockeyMom]

39. Welcome to the Florida Everglades Seafood Festival

I am SURE the Sons of the Confederacy will still be selling them there next February. Now whether anyone from around the entire country during Season will be buying is a different matter. I do not remember all the BIKER groups flocking around their booth, let alone people from New York, Michigan, or Illinois. Don't remember any of these people buying their Obama targets either. As I stated on another thread, I do not know if the official Sons of the Confederacy sanctioned any of this other merchandise, but I DO know they had their logo on Confederate Flag Tshirts and other merchandise.

Does ANYONE think the Sons of the Confederacy going to stop selling merchandise with the Confederate Flag on it?????

[Baitball Blogger]

42. Nope. They will continue to buy it, and that will make it easier

for us to spot the racists.

Before, there was a question. Now the doubt will be removed.

[Skidmore]

3. KMart and Sears have removed them too.

Wonder if these things will start appearing in Third World countries.

[Phentex]

5. Ebay to follow...

I think it's over now.

[marym625]

7. I hope they disappear completely :)

[B2G]

10. They won't

just a new market opportunity for someone else.

[marym625]

12. Yeah, I'm sure you are right.

[Wilms]

14. Yep. This is good news at RacistMart. n/t

[Glassunion]

6. I was viewing the items at Amazon

All of a sudden the links to the items stopped working. Looks like it was "effective immediately".

[tridim]

11. Still lots of flags still for sale...

http://www.amazon.com/Confederate-Flag-Cotton-Gold-Clasps/dp/B00W2FFVHS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1435087936&sr=8-7&keywords=confederate+flag

I'm hoping they're battling new racist sellers as they try to shut them down.

[Glassunion]

13. They are coming down one at a time. It's a shame really...

The comments are fun to read, then boom! The page is no longer available.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

23. 15 mins after you posted this,

the link no longer works. Looks like it's gone.

[tridim]

24. Still waiting for the confederate flag bedspread to come down.

Yep, everything is going bye-bye. I'm quite amazed this is happening so quickly.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

44. Public backlash goes a LONG way. n/t

[Agschmid]

9. Good move.

Rumored yesterday and now it's on!

[Runningdawg]

17. I hope the idiots COVER their cars, houses, skin...

with every likeness of that damned flag they can find. Show us your flag, show us your TRUE colors. Out yourselves for the racist, treasonous POS you are.

[Matrosov]

18. The rage is hilarious

Amazon and eBay have removed the flag, NASCAR is supporting the movement in SC to remove the flag, and there are some VERY angry people around me right now -- I live in the Deep South -- and it's highly amusing. Right now they're planning on boycotting Amazon and eBay, and a couple of hardcore NASCAR fans are claiming they've watched their last ever race.

How funny that Roof wanted to start a race war, and all he's managed to do is help ramp up the war against racism.

[Bonhomme Richard]

38. It looks like, if they boycott all those that refuse to sell it....

There won't be anyplace left for them to shop.

[WillyT]

19. K & R !!!

[Politicalboi]

20. They had no idea their merchandise

Was offensive to anyone before the shooting. Who knew?

The stars and bars nuts are going to go crazy.

[herding cats]

25. Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Sears and Walmart have all banned the sale.

It's moving fast!

[pnwmom]

48. Except they're still being sold on Amazon and Ebay.

I didn't check the others.

[herding cats]

49. They're having to take them down one at a time.

It will take some time before it's fully enforced.

[Snow Leopard]

27. I feel so much safer now

[LanternWaste]

29. I doubt the free market is invested in our feelings of safety to any real degree.

I doubt the free market is invested in our feelings of safety to any real degree. It is however, a leading indicator of public sentiment.

[tridim]

30. Agreed, it's a big deal for our culture and our future.

It certainly doesn't mean the racism problem is solved, but it does represent culture moving forward.

Human culture just slapped the hell out of racists and their racist symbols. Keep it up!

[arcane1]

32. This is pretty much the opposite of the outcome that racist ass-head expected

I love it!

[Arugula Latte]

34. Yeah, like this has anything to do with your "safety."

[Angry Dragon]

28. I find this flag shit kinda funny

nothing happens in this country unless it involves money

[SaranchaIsWaiting]

35. I would like to see all the side liner racists take their pants down

in a public square so we can laugh at them half assed. or half mast. or something.

[PoliticAverse]

36. Will this end Dukes of Hazzard reruns?...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Dukes-Hazzard-Season-1/dp/B0001WTWXI

[uppityperson]

37. However you can still buy clothing with that in it

[pnwmom]

47. They're still selling the flags, too. I just checked. n/t

[SunSeeker]

40. K & R

[zentrum]

41. Actually, it's at this point...

……when they feel they are starting to lose power, that they become even more dangerous. More reactionary. More acting out violently.

Kind of like when an abused spouse leaves an abusing partner. It's a very dangerous time because the abuser is not going to let go the "system" on which their identity is built.

[Fred Sanders]

43. Suddenly, American business awakes as if from a dream and decides selling racist symbolism isn't the

smartest thing to do or a good business model.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/suddenly-radioactive-flag

[pnwmom]

46. There is still plenty of Confederate flag stuff offered on Amazon at this moment,

including actual flags.

They're also selling them on Ebay.

I wonder if they set some kind of deadline.