Most, not all mind you, of the blacks down here don't like the Battle Flag. Just ask them. Honestly, because they all vote democrat, we tend to forget them, but some of us are working to wake up a few and hope they'll realize that the democrats are the folks that a) got them into the terrible straights they're all in, and b) take their votes for granted.
I tell my black friends that if you want free stuff, continue to vote dem cause the republicans aren't going to give it to you, but if you want to make something of yourself, and keep the money you earned, then you better well vote your pocketbook, that is republican. The dems might talk nice about you, but it's just talk. Come back to the party that stands for Freedom and Independence.
I've been making a lot of in roads with some blacks who've learned to think for themselves. But most of them hate the Confederate Battle Flag, which is a shame. But the Klan did use that flag to terrorize them back in the day. That was then and this is now, but that is the way they see it.
The K used the Stars and Stripes,Maybe you could show your friends some pics.(I have'nt learned how to post a picture)easy enough to check out,only recently has the Battle Flag been used by the SkinHeads and K wanna be's who are just little perps running around.I get the jist of your comment,if we have that here it has'nt showed yet,though I'm sure as the day is long that there is a Democrat here somewhere.