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BeckyDem

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15. Point taken, thank you.

Reply to JHB (Reply #14)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 01:54 PM

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( 2014 ) They'll tell you it was abortion. Sorry, the historical record's clear: It was segregation. [View all] BeckyDem Dec 2021 OP

A whole lot of white men in that article hibbing Dec 2021 #1

Yep. Thank you. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #2

Yeah. And what does THAT tell you? calimary Dec 2021 #29

Important and little known history jmbar2 Dec 2021 #3

You're most welcome. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #6

And Paul Weyrich and fellow Bircher Joe Coors (the money) founded Heritage Foundation which became ShazamIam Dec 2021 #4

+1 BeckyDem Dec 2021 #9

A vehicle to power. Similar to the politicalization of masks and vaccines. Marcuse Dec 2021 #5

Thanks. I use this as a handout in a Lifelong Learning class on the Seventies. hedda_foil Dec 2021 #7

You are awesome, hedda. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #8

Wow! Thanks, BeckyDem. hedda_foil Dec 2021 #10

Power-hungry idiots and fools, using false idols to corral the gullible. It worked. lindysalsagal Dec 2021 #11

Yes, they've created a storm of sorts and when we add gerrymandering, Citizens United to the mix... BeckyDem Dec 2021 #13

K&R ck4829 Dec 2021 #12

Quite thorough recounting, although I will disagree on a minor point... JHB Dec 2021 #14

Point taken, thank you. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #15

There are two religious rights: evangelical/fundamentalist and catholic Klaralven Dec 2021 #16

Sort of. To be REALLY clear: It is white patriarchy. TygrBright Dec 2021 #17

Thank you for this post. +1! BeckyDem Dec 2021 #18

Great find! Even Saint Reagan signed the country's most liberal abortion bill in 1967 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #19

I visited the campus of Bob Jones in my senior year OriginalGeek Dec 2021 #21

A cousin was a BJU student. Proud to say that I was not allowed on campus because of my long hair. spike jones Dec 2021 #26

lol yeah that was a big no-no OriginalGeek Dec 2021 #32

I got kicked off the Clemson football team in 1965 for long hair. spike jones Dec 2021 #37

I appreciate you sharing that. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #27

The scariest thing is I almost didn't escape and figure out how despicable they were. OriginalGeek Dec 2021 #34

Rational thinking and love is what they gave you, omg..you really were very fortunate BeckyDem Dec 2021 #35

Yes, exactly. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #23

Reagan rode that bandwagon into the White House FakeNoose Dec 2021 #20

All of it steered by a long running conspiracy of rich white men who also fought against unions. Ford_Prefect Dec 2021 #22

Yep..the biggest threat to white supremacy was integration not abortion mountain grammy Dec 2021 #24

K&R - nt PunkinPi Dec 2021 #25

Jerry Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church was started so "the good white people" wouldn't have ... Botany Dec 2021 #28

White privilege. dupagelib Dec 2021 #30

I'm afraid so. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #31

An excellent find. Thank you. niyad Dec 2021 #33

As always, you are most welcome. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #36

Ronald RayGun, a hardened racist, stayed with the "against integration" for the religious right into uponit7771 Dec 2021 #38