I'm not arguing the point Greg just asking questions and commenting on a TV show that I happened to see yesterday. And to be fair the band and crowd didn't go out of their way to confront this black man - he went to the gig specifically because he knew who the audience were. All seemed to be very good natured.

From a perspective here there normally wouldn't traditionally have been a direct comparison between the nazi swastika and the confederate flag. For one thing the Nazi symbols were illegal in Germany itself which is surely not the same with the said flag in the States? Brits would see country bands play in front of the said flag, or see the said flag on programmes like Dukes of Hazard, and really give it not the same connection like they would people sporting the swastika. Maybe there should be a direct comparison and no doubt there seems to be in the States and it is being understood more here now too. So if you are saying that every single person who displays a confederate flag is a racist nazi then maybe you are right. I don't know though I suspect some folk in the south might disagree with that. Often the problems are over people failing to come to terms with each other and understand each other. We see it time and time again especially in Northern Ireland with both sides insisting their rights are being threatened over who can march where, what flags people display etc.