No, thank goodness we're not in the 1950s anymore regarding racism.  However, the White supremacists/White nationalists who use the Confederate flag as their symbol would certainly like us to return to those days.  The Swastika clearly represents exactly what we "liberal zealots claim it represents."  Today the Confederate flag just as clearly represents what we "liberal zealots" claim it represents.  If you think otherwise, google a few pictures of White supremacist parades and demonstrations and see them proudly waving it.  Gary Crum