Interesting comments. I grew up for the most part in Texas. To me the Confederate Flag generally was on a pickup and it for the most part meant redneck. Generally that did not include racism. However in the deep south like Atlanta well that's a different story. I remember considering moving to Atlanta and was warned having a Mexican wife and half-black stepson that might not fly in Atlanta. One co-worker who had moved said all was fine for his son until they found out his mother was Mexican and then they blackballed him. He was moving back to San Antonio. Another former worker who was living there told me "Down here they call them N-Word to their face!" I was appalled, that was true hate. Needless to say I did not make the move.

So the point is the Flag means very different things depending on what part of the country you come from.