As a Son of Confederate Veterans member, I can say this all is due to a lack of education regarding history.
This flag was stolen by various hate groups. It has never been, nor will ever be a symbol of hate.
This flag primarily helped confederate troops identify one another on the battlefield.
Shall we ban the Bonnie Blue as well? The knee jerk reaction by folks in order to pander to one group or another is simply astounding and sad.
I'm no historian by any stretch, but I can assure you this, when governments begin the march to erase/rewrite history...watch out! All of us, on both sides of the aisle.
Just ask the victims of the Nazi party, Stalin, Lenin, Chinese Communist. Erase history, erase heritage and they are half way through to controlling the young.
Call me a sexist, but most of this over-reaction in almost all places is caused by women. Although many exceptions exist, they are just too emotional and cannot separate emotions from what is important. It is not a coincidence that the last time a majority of white men voted for a Democrat for President was the landslide victory of LBJ in 1964.