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Jerry2144

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4. I blame US Grant and those who did the reconstruction

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2023, 07:35 PM

Aug 2023

They failed to wipe out the scourge that is the Confederacy. They just kept metastasizing and mutating. It’s unfortunate that cancer runs too deeply in this nation

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Swastikas on his guns [View all] malaise Aug 2023 OP

Trump is responsible. onecaliberal Aug 2023 #1

He is not alone in the guilt n/t Attilatheblond Aug 2023 #2

Agreed. onecaliberal Aug 2023 #3

He's at the head of the line, though. dchill Aug 2023 #11

I blame US Grant and those who did the reconstruction Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #4

You may well be right malaise Aug 2023 #7

Most of the blame lies with my many-times-great-granduncle, Morrison Waite. sir pball Aug 2023 #12

It was Hayes who orthoclad Aug 2023 #15

Compromise of 1877: The End of Reconstruction moondust Aug 2023 #16

Hitler studied US racial policies and laws. orthoclad Aug 2023 #22

U.S. eugenics was spread to Germany moondust Aug 2023 #23

And here: orthoclad Aug 2023 #24

This is an example of why this site is great Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #29

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2023 #32

Under attack PrincessMorgan Aug 2023 #5

So sad and yet so accurate malaise Aug 2023 #8

He only knows what he was taught. Rightwing family values; making America great again... Chainfire Aug 2023 #6

When I heard someone at the press conference say his parents didn't want them in theirmhome malaise Aug 2023 #9

Not always. The sheriff made it clear shooter's parents did NOT want guns in their house. Maru Kitteh Aug 2023 #10

Valid point malaise Aug 2023 #13

The South lost the fighting, but orthoclad Aug 2023 #14

I need to read a lot more on Reconstruction malaise Aug 2023 #17

I think we all should study that period more. orthoclad Aug 2023 #19

Just a thought about how Reconstruction is deconstructed. . . Collimator Aug 2023 #25

Thanks for this malaise Aug 2023 #28

Me, too. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #40

Don't blame it all on the South... WarGamer Aug 2023 #35

Racism isn't just in the South, but orthoclad Aug 2023 #37

quite good summary, tyvm WarGamer Aug 2023 #38

Yep malaise Aug 2023 #39

What a scumbag just like the ones you mentioned. William769 Aug 2023 #18

What is this about? Mosby Aug 2023 #20

Like to hear also Old Crank Aug 2023 #21

the Jacksonville terrorist Takket Aug 2023 #26

Fox News and AM radio created a perpetual hate machine. Initech Aug 2023 #27

+1 Blue Owl Aug 2023 #33

Who MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #36

Raised to hate. Kid Berwyn Aug 2023 #30

+1.000 malaise Aug 2023 #31

Fuck. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #34