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4. Tell me again about cancel culture?

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:17 PM

Jun 2020

Taking down statues of men who took up arms against the United States in defense of slavery isn't canceling anything; the loser racists never merited a statue in the first place. But this is an out-and-out rewriting of the facts.

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Boynton Beach FL--2 black firefighters in mural WHITEWASHED, a female deputy chief, a male chief [View all] bobbieinok Jun 2020 OP

Florida officials fired for erasing Black firefighters from city mural dalton99a Jun 2020 #1

Thank you very much for posting link. I hate that I can't on this device bobbieinok Jun 2020 #2

Thanks for bringing this story to a national audience. dalton99a Jun 2020 #6

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