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malaise

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37. What pains me is the racism and disrespect meted out to us by

Sun Jul 31, 2022, 10:33 AM

Jul 2022

the recent arrivals - folks like DeathSentence in Florida and others who arrived after WW2 and even more recently. And not just from ReTHUGs either.

Too many people do not know US history.

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I am A WOMAN BLACK AFRICAN AND ALSO AMERICAN WITH MY FAMILY ROOTS DEEPLY [View all] Heather MC Jul 2022 OP

The Pro Slavery Party label is absolutely fitting. live love laugh Jul 2022 #1

Cool WE Cousins💜💜💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #2

Yes "Cuz" I noticed. live love laugh Jul 2022 #3

Agreed! Heather MC Jul 2022 #4

Agreed! Heather MC Jul 2022 #5

This! calimary Jul 2022 #20

We need competition, not conglomeration, of media. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #30

I agree. Great post, Heather. brer cat Jul 2022 #6

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Thank you for relating your personal life Sewa Jul 2022 #7

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Fascist Party label works for me KS Toronado Jul 2022 #8

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #12

The problem with the fascist label, is not everyone understands Heather MC Jul 2022 #51

In the 2 part TV series Separate But Equal Tetrachloride Jul 2022 #9

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I live in Kansas slightlv Jul 2022 #10

There's a Division Street in my original hometown Tetrachloride Jul 2022 #15

Pretty much every decision from a certain point in this country the reason was to maintain the divid Heather MC Jul 2022 #18

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #19

Thank you, Heather MC. I went along with you in every word you wrote. I agree with The Slavery Party NBachers Jul 2022 #16

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #17

Nothing like beautiful grand kids with pretty multigraincracker Jul 2022 #21

Thank you for this post DUgosh Jul 2022 #22

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #28

I understand that you see racism through the lens of racism vlyons Jul 2022 #23

Are you trying to justify American slavery to me because that's the only way white men... Heather MC Jul 2022 #24

Don't treat me like an enemy just because I see things differently vlyons Jul 2022 #31

YOU WROTE ... Heather MC Jul 2022 #32

No what I was saying was that ancient people in power used slaves from all over the world for free vlyons Jul 2022 #43

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #44

I never said I was cancelling out your opinion or life experience vlyons Jul 2022 #45

The fact that you don't even understand the words you are speaking speaks volumes. Heather MC Jul 2022 #46

"you don't even understand the words you are speaking" vlyons Jul 2022 #47

I'm not insulting you, I'm simply not lying to you. Heather MC Jul 2022 #50

Don't do this. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #29

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #35

You're erasing the truth about Black slavery in the U.S. yardwork Jul 2022 #36

Would also recommend the work of Cedric Robinson Blasphemer Jul 2022 #38

Thank you for this Hekate Jul 2022 #26

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I agree with you about the Republican Party. yardwork Jul 2022 #33

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #40

Black women will save our democracy. yardwork Jul 2022 #41

What pains me is the racism and disrespect meted out to us by malaise Jul 2022 #37

Been thinking about this all night. nolabear Jul 2022 #39

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #42

Great points! LymphocyteLover Jul 2022 #49

Amen! Agree to all you wrote. LymphocyteLover Jul 2022 #48

💜 Heather MC Jul 2022 #52

The spread of overt white supremacy in the years since TFG was summer_in_TX Jul 2022 #53

Everything you said after the but, is my point. The Republican party has been pro slavery 1776 Heather MC Aug 2022 #54

I actually was agreeing with you. summer_in_TX Aug 2022 #57

A friend of mine always used to say everything after the " but" is the truth Heather MC Aug 2022 #58

Ah, thank you! summer_in_TX Aug 2022 #59

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