Sales of Confederate flags have risen over 2000% on Amazon

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/...federate-Flag-sales-skyrocket-2-300-on-Amazon


Tue Jun 23, 2015 at 11:01 AM PDT

As states reconsider its role, Confederate flag sales skyrocket 2,300% on Amazon
by Shaun King for shaunking

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UPDATE: Amazon has announced they will no longer sell Confederate Flag materials.
As South Carolina and other states reconsider the role and placement of the Confederate lag, sales of it are absolutely skyrocketing on Amazon. Sears, eBay, and Walmart have each opted to remove the flags from their stores and ban future sales, but Amazon, quite obviously, has not yet joined in. As many as 30,000 unique Confederate flag-related items are currently sold by hundreds of independent retailers on Amazon—with many offering free shipping via Amazon Prime.

Are supporters stockpiling? It's hard to say, but it's abundantly clear that Amazon is profiteering off this hateful symbol and many Americans are preparing to have their own flags in case it's taken down in their home states.

Sigh.

 

[the artist known az]

 

[OfTheCross]

Amerikkka

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

 

[krackdagawd]

 

[wise prophet]

Cacs gonna have to get the flag from somewhere else because Amazon putting a ban on selling the flag

 

[feelosofer]

White people are holding on to nostalgia (old timey racism) something serious.

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

B-b-b-b-but racism is dying y'all...white people aren't as racist as they used to be...

 

[MikelArteta]

racism is dead though
extend thta hand

 

[AwkwardHand]

I mean is anybody surprised though?

White folks are quick to feel like their rights like free speech and right to bear arms are being trampled upon so they stock up on stuff out of this ridiculous fear that everything is being "taken from them" which is stupid to me because uhhh it's Black Americans that are being denied certain rights and such.

 

[Drones]

Sales rankings of 9 and 38?! Good God, you could probably sell a couple hundred of those in one day at those ranks.

 

[Primetime21]

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

You can't legislate racism. Thats why passing laws to end discrimination is a waste of time.

Thats why i say leave the flag up. It will make it more abundantly clear to blacks that whites don't give a fukk about us. All these weak attempts to hide white racism from public view do more harm than good to the black community IMHO.

 

[Red Shield]

lol If you're surprised by any of this...

 

[marcuz]

sound about right, what did yall expect to happen? @LadySimone