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OldBaldy1701E

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4. It's been there for a long time.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 09:32 AM

Aug 18

Too fucking long. Such things are a stain on my home state and they should be destroyed. They have no purpose other than to intimidate anyone who is not pasty white. They are an insult to our nation and our culture.

Tear them down. We don't celebrate the losing side. Nor do we do anything to present any aspect of that in a positive light.

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Confederate statue dedicated to 'faithful slaves' targeted in class-action lawsuit [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 18 OP

Let it get erected JustAnotherGen Aug 18 #1

Or a bulldozer, "accidentally" left in neutral BumRushDaShow Aug 18 #2

It's been there for a long time. OldBaldy1701E Aug 18 #4

We have a *living wall* JustAnotherGen Aug 18 #5

The only thing missing is the theme from "Gone With The Wind" in the background. Paladin Aug 18 #3

Shitty Confederate worship at the highest levels of our government Bayard Aug 18 #6

Seems like I used to think our enemies had limits re how low they would go. Paladin Aug 18 #7

They were slaves. The unfaithful ones got dead. twodogsbarking Aug 18 #8