Mitch McConnell can't help but be a racist on the Fourth of July

[Roland99]

Mitch McConnell can’t help but be a racist on the Fourth of July

Link to tweet

In light of the recent Nike shoe fiasco and his history with racists in front of confederate flags he also conveniently forgot the state he represents

[mr_lebowski]

1. Clue me in ... what's racist about the original American Flag?

Particularly when the 4th of July is directly related to the original 13 states?

The fact that he's from Kentucky which of course is not of the original 13 ... that's an interesting point.

[UniteFightBack]

2. This is about Colin Kapernick and Nike I suspect. nt

[Roland99]

3. Yes. That's why I referenced that in my post

[lunasun]

6. It's been adopted by white wingers now this decade bringing to thier rallies shades of Gadsen by tea

party last decade
The flag is associated with an era of slavery in America, but far-right groups have also adopted it in opposition to diversity in America.

"It’s the recent use of this flag that has been most opprobrious," Dyson said. "Right-wing white supremacists have used it as a rallying cry for their own cause."

"This flag has been used by people who want to pummel African Americans, Latinx, Jews and other people, neo-Nazis who want to claim that they have the true copyright on American identity. So why not choose a flag that is representative of everybody?" Dyson continued.

Dyson said the flag could be reclaimed from far-right groups to educate Americans on the Revolutionary War era in the United States but added that people should advocate for racial justice issues before they rail against "PC culture."

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/451589-msnbc-guest-michael-eric-dyson-likens-betsy-ross-flag-to
https://images.app.goo.gl/SuJiyubvcf6LmrNp6

2013 klan article
https://www.albanyherald.com/news/former-klansman-reveals-secret-information-on-kkk/article_17048af1-b3da-5da7-8846-96340062af38.html

[maxrandb]

4. It's the time in America Retrumplican dickwads want to take us back to

Ya know, when slavery was legal, women couldn't vote and you sent the poor to work farms.

Fuck Mitch and fuck Kentucky. Obviously, Dems in Kentucky need to do a better job...or get the fuck out!

[First Speaker]

5. I have one of these flags, and indeed, am displaying it right now...

...got it back during the Bicentennial in 1976. For what it's worth, I live in CT and have a large number of ancestors who fought in the Revolution. I loathe McConnell with every inch of my soul, but is this really worth getting angry about...?

[AncientGeezer]

7. President Obama's 2nd inauguration..2 Betsy Ross flags

Hung from the Capital Building

[mr_lebowski]

8. Yeah this seems kinda like bullshit, I'm not saying some wingnuts don't wanna say 'it means this!'

BUT FUCK THAT AND FUCK THEM!

They can't appropriate it like that, AFAIC.

It's not a Confederate Flag.

[clementine613]

9. Is anyone surprised that Slaveholder Mitch is racist?

He's just like every other Rethug in that regard.

[Polybius]

10. He's racist for many things

This isn't one of them.

[lame54]

11. Kentucky is not one of the original