Comment on Author Calls for Return to Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass’ Vision of Colorblindness
PizzaMane@lemm.ee 10 months agoYou said it’s the democrats that love putting people into groups (based on race). Yet conservatives celebrate the confederacy:
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The point of the confederacy was to defend the institution of slavery, which is by definition a form of putting people into groups based on race. It is morally repugnant yet celebrated by conservatives today.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 10 months ago
The flag you are showing is about rebellion and anti-authority. It isn’t about racism. That’s the battle flag. It’s not the confederate flag. lol. You’re such a troll
PizzaMane@lemm.ee 10 months ago
No, it’s a symbol of slavery.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 10 months ago
No it’s not. lol. It’s a battle flag. And screw the adl.
PizzaMane@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Was a battle flag. Fun fact, the meaning behind things can change. Crazy I know.
How very antisemitic of you. But fine, I’ll play to your bigotry. Here is a different source saying the exact same thing:
mjhnyc.org/…/the-confederate-flag-the-use-of-a-sy…