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(33,643 posts)if I were, say, pissing on Robert E. Lee's headstone.
But not when looking at a statue venerating a man who fought a bloody war against the USA in an attempt to keep my people enslaved.
Unless maybe if I'm Clarence Thomas.
Lochloosa
(16,097 posts)Walleye
(31,207 posts)I would make some crack about Neanderthals but I better not
CurtEastPoint
(18,691 posts)live love laugh
(13,247 posts)Biophilic
(3,767 posts)She will say more and more outrageous things, just like trump did, to get any attention. Eventually , we will think it's all normal and OK because it's just MTG spouting off. On the other hand, we don't dare let these people like MTG and trump go unchecked or they and their followers really will take off. It's a quandary what to do.
Wingus Dingus
(8,059 posts)of how far they've come since WW2.
sanatanadharma
(3,769 posts)Southern pride is anti-biblical.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,843 posts)Of Sherman burning it all down.
Omnipresent
(5,749 posts)EYESORE 9001
(26,060 posts)but I understand.
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)The Unmitigated Gall
(3,843 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,966 posts)What I see in these Confederate Statues of Generals and other TRAITORS is this...."I am so proud of my White Southern roots for the murder, rape, continued enslavement, and the terrorization of a people considered sun-human. I am proud of my white privilege and status.I will continue to display that ideology for generations to come."
MTG is cracked, missing crucial brain cells to think coherently. A menace to society.
TheRealNorth
(9,507 posts)I think we really should celebrate April 9 as Victory over the Confederacy Day.
Omnipresent
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