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MellowDem

(5,018 posts) Tue Aug 20, 2013, 11:52 AM Aug 2013

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Reconstruction 2.0 and the Neo-Confederate Backlash

Good article written by a moderate Republican, though honestly I don't know what keeps him in that party, looking at other stuff he writes. Anyways, enjoy!

http://blog.chron.com/goplifer/2013/08/reconstruction-2-0-and-the-neo-confederate-backlash/

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Reconstruction 2.0 and the Neo-Confederate Backlash (Original Post) MellowDem Aug 2013 OP

He probably was born into it. nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #1

A lot of white male southerners feel like they are still fighting in the civil war. JRLeft Aug 2013 #2

Interesting Populist_Prole Aug 2013 #3

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

1. He probably was born into it.

Reply to MellowDem (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 11:58 AM

Aug 2013

And it's hard to leave

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

2. A lot of white male southerners feel like they are still fighting in the civil war.

Reply to MellowDem (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 12:20 PM

Aug 2013

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

3. Interesting

Reply to MellowDem (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 12:38 PM

Aug 2013

Shows you just how far right the teabagger party has moved the GOP if a republican writes an article like that.

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