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CivicGrief

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2. Yep, the Confederacy never died.

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:07 PM

Jun 12

Reconstruction was shit-canned because white folks couldn’t stomach the idea of treating black people as equals. Same is true of the early twentieth century labor movements. This attitude is the nation’s biggest shame.

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EarlG from six years ago. And it's only gotten worse since then. [View all] generalbetrayus Jun 12 OP

It's so fucked up... this evil white supremacist administration is really trying to revive the freaking confederacy LymphocyteLover Jun 12 #1

Yep, the Confederacy never died. CivicGrief Jun 12 #2

For the hell of it... -misanthroptimist Jun 12 #3

Very interesting and thank you for putting this up for your fellow DUers. SWBTATTReg Jun 12 #4

And the high-ranking traitors got CivicGrief Jun 12 #10

The State Sen Steve Huffman comment sure brought back a memory. My grandfather, who I am named after ... marble falls Jun 12 #5

My roots run deep in Cleveland. llmart Jun 12 #11

We have similar histories. I did not see black as a discriminator until I was eight or nine. ... marble falls Jun 12 #15

Brought to you by real live GOP politicians and you're right, its worse now. Passages Jun 12 #6

THIS kind of malicious shit... GiqueCee Jun 12 #7

Politicians are washing their hands frequently. twodogsbarking Jun 12 #8

Politicians AND "businessmen" -- one hand washes the other. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 12 #18

The bosses. twodogsbarking Jun 12 #19

All of these Racists popsdenver Jun 12 #9

The other gigantic sin of our founding. CivicGrief Jun 12 #12

And the racist cops popsdenver Jun 12 #17

Was that the young violinist? electric_blue68 Jun 12 #20

nope some 22YO? popsdenver Saturday #25

I was thinking of this young man electric_blue68 Saturday #26

It was Elijah McClain. generalbetrayus Saturday #27

TY for (the unfortunate) confirnation. electric_blue68 Saturday #28

Elijah used to play violin I think for pets in shelters....as part of a memorial cellists and other string players..... electric_blue68 Saturday #29

Wow..... SergeStorms Jun 12 #13

I grew up in a gritty California mill town pfitz59 Jun 12 #14

"San Jose cops shot their own racial sensitivity trainer" 1WorldHope Jun 12 #16

That San Jose murder was particularly horrific. Wth?! electric_blue68 Jun 12 #21

I was lucky my parents let me have all kinds of friends.... electric_blue68 Jun 12 #22

It has definitely gotten worse bc of drumphf's "permissions" to the racists to come out from under their rocks!! electric_blue68 Jun 12 #23

I do have a theory that I've on occaion shared.... electric_blue68 Jun 12 #24