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Cyrano

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16. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel: Samuel Johnson

Reply to KG (Reply #14)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 01:42 PM

Jul 2019

Always be suspicious of anyone who wraps themselves in the flag or religion. More often than not, they're grifters who want to take something from you, control you, or fuck you in one way or another.

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Will Confederate flags show up at the Trump worship tomorrow? [View all] Cyrano Jul 2019 OP

Probably! ... wouldn't be surprised to see a few hoods with bible and burning cross. tRump types. nt RKP5637 Jul 2019 #1

Indeed, waiting for it to leak that Brad Parscale and Stephen Miller were... Anon-C Jul 2019 #5

Yep, they would love this. We have some very very ugly people in the US, always have since day 1, RKP5637 Jul 2019 #12

I wonder if one lone person will try to block the tanks... pangaia Jul 2019 #2

They are going to be parked genxlib Jul 2019 #7

OK.. maybe next year... pangaia Jul 2019 #8

prolly a swastika are two ! stonecutter357 Jul 2019 #3

To me, the Confederate flag is America's swastika Cyrano Jul 2019 #9

+1000 stonecutter357 Jul 2019 #10

It's happened before, this time with red magahats instead of white hoods.... RestoreAmerica2020 Jul 2019 #4

Yes, to celebrate Confederate defeats at Vicksburg and Gettysburg 156 years ago. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #6

Most of the houses I see with a Trump flag also have a Confederate flag, I doc03 Jul 2019 #11

I've seen some of that too. Not sewn together, but that will be coming I'm sure. One guy had a RKP5637 Jul 2019 #13

because patriotism! KG Jul 2019 #14

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel: Samuel Johnson Cyrano Jul 2019 #16

He's probably privately arranged for a regiment of them. ooky Jul 2019 #15