Ever been down South? Many of us believe the Confederate flag is symbolic of history, period. Lots of us lost ancestors in it. Yet just because a few pointed-headed idiots in white sheets decided to adopt it as their flag, everyone immediately assumes that those who fly it, wear it, whatever, are racist. Some believe the same thing regarding the "Iron Cross," even though a lot of bikers I know wear them for no particular reason at all except that they look cool.