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Johnny2X2X

(19,039 posts)
7. Fantastic
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:36 AM
Aug 2017

Let's have a discussion about these monuments to racism. The general public doesn't know that the monuments were not erected to honor the Civil War, but were put up much later specifically during racially tense times as a way to try to intimidate minorities.

brush

(53,765 posts)
8. Is he even cognizant of how all out racist these tweets are? Is he that stupid to be going on...
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:36 AM
Aug 2017

about history and culture being ripped apart and beautiful monuments TO TRAITORS FOR GOD'S SAKE being taken down?

He should be immediately drummed out of the White House for being this fucking stupid.

Come McConnell and Ryan, the ball is in your court.

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)
9. Goddamn Nazi, "our great country" is not the Confederate States of America
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:40 AM
Aug 2017

And Lee didn't want statues

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)
10. I think he wrote a poem
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:40 AM
Aug 2017

"I think that I shall never see

A statue as lovely as Robert E. Lee

That was just torn down

from the center of town"

SAD.

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