No, it's wrong to stop selling the Confederate flag too. We don't seem to value freedom of speech and expression like we should. We are basically going on modern witch hunts against people who disagree with anything that's not politically correct.
If you want a Confederate battle flag there are lots of places you can buy one. If you feel they aren't available enough to your liking you are free to make one or even start selling them yourself.
Walmart making a business decision to stop selling something that is racist has nothing to do with freedom of speech. It would also be a poor business decision to start selling ISIS flags, Nazi symbolism, those racist figurines that were once popular, a holocaust reenactment video game, KKK robes, or any other merchandise that divides their customer base. So what?
Part of freedom is the freedom to choose what you do and don't sell.
Where does it say Nazi merchandise is allowed on Amazon?
>EBay specifically bans their sale while Amazon bans the sale of "products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views."
Seems to me they both [generally] ban Nazi merchandise but have problems enforcing the ban.
Anyways, its irrelevant. Amazon can sell what it wants. That's a business choice they make. I don't care what they choose to sell, that is their choice.
Just as people should have the right to freedom of expression, businesses should have the right to sell what they want (there's exceptions here in cases of medical care for example when we want to make sure people have access to contraception or medication regardless of moral or religious belief). I'm okay with private businesses choosing not to stock the Confederate battle flag as long as we don't cross the line into not allowing the flag to be displayed or to even be made.
I didn't say it's morally right to stop selling the Confederate flag, just that I understand a business wouldn't want to be associated with them and may decide to stop being a venue for their sale. I think Apple went far beyond that with this, and I would hope that even the most ardent anti-Confederate-flaggers can agree how silly it is.
