Yes that's right, we can superficially compare the two nations. Both Germany and the US were/are nations; both had people that made/make-up those nations; both had/have republican forms of governments, one exists today, the other doesn't (oops, that's an opposite). So we can come-up with lots of meaningless comparisons to find between the two. I didn't say anything about banning or supporting the Confederate Battle Flag, nice try though. Like most flags, I pretty much don't think much about it. And you're right, one reacting to hostility with hostility about something pretty meaningless that one can not do anything about, usually ends well. I guess one possible response would have been for Debbie to have went to her car and ran those - fill in the blank(s) - down and confronted them. I can't wait for the next Confederate Battle Flag to be flown publicly again and you get to do this all over again. Myself, I'll pretty much ignore it and any arguments for or against it.