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In reply to the discussion: Tom Cotton says slavery was a necessary evil [View all]Solly Mack
(97,271 posts)44. Probably how his parents explained his conception to him.
It's what happens when you find out your parents are both brother and sister as well as first cousins, making you both a son and a nephew to your parents, as well the great-nephew and grandson to your grandparents/great aunt and uncle.
When your family tree is a stick, you lash out.
That and he's racist.
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Maybe. But I submit that if they had paid their workers the overall economy would have been better.
Gore1FL
Feb 2022
#25
Much like modern Republicans who don't want to do anything about climate change.
SunSeeker
Feb 2022
#32
The media spends days on Whoppi Goldberg, but racist crap like this is hardly mentioned
JohnSJ
Feb 2022
#4
Beat me to it. I was going to say as opposed to being evil and unnecessary nt
JanMichael
Feb 2022
#7
System racism in US justice system is nationwide no doubt in every county. The US has the
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#43
Exactly. They claim they want to keep Confederate statues because it teaches history.
SunSeeker
Feb 2022
#33
"In the land of Cotton, old times are not forgotten. Look away! Look away!"
struggle4progress
Feb 2022
#16
another congress critter trying to use TFG's playbook & might have a sharpie?
monkeyman1
Feb 2022
#24