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yardwork

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5. It all makes sense if you recognize that it's all about hating people of color.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 06:04 PM

Sep 2017

The people who revere the Confederate battle flag and statues of Confederate generals do so for one reason alone. It's the same reason that they disapprove of protests of violence against black people.

It's not a contradiction if we recognize that these people are applauding violence against people of color.

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Arkansas (probably most of the South) illogical logic. [View all] sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 OP

Amazing, confounding, and utterly inexcusable. Cary Sep 2017 #1

Yes, they fired on the flag for 4 years, the bastards. Sneederbunk Sep 2017 #2

Confederate monuments across the street from LR High School Nevernose Sep 2017 #3

What it's really about is they don't think black people deserve rights JI7 Sep 2017 #4

It all makes sense if you recognize that it's all about hating people of color. yardwork Sep 2017 #5

When I am replying on social media. Blue_true Sep 2017 #6