This is rich...Republican Lawmaker calls for lynching of anti-confederacy supporters

[Fenixgoon]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/politics/statues-ms-lawmaker-lynching/index.html

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The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific," he posted on Facebook Saturday. "If the, and I use this term extremely loosely, 'leadership' of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED!"

Apparently it's a facebook post, as opposed to let's say...an official statement or on-camera interview in official capacity. But seriously? Can he not see the issue? Of course the guy has already apologized, deleted the post, blah blah blah.

The local Republican party said "he does not represent us, nothing to see here, move along". At what point will republicans start calling out their own? For anyone who bothers to use the "we are the party of lincoln" line, modern day republicans are nothing like the party of lincoln. I'm tired of this shit.

 

[Jaskalas]

There's a group smearing your fellow Americans as an "other" to be defaced and condemned, they simply return the favor. Sort of like bombing Libya and then witnessing Manchester. Cause and effect. Assaulting people's history and culture is going to rile them up. They don't like being attacked, go figure.

 

[whm1974]

A lot of republicans, especially in the South, are bigoted and racist.

 

[whm1974]

There's a group smearing your fellow Americans as an "other" to be defaced and condemned, they simply return the favor. Sort of like bombing Libya and then witnessing Manchester. Cause and effect. Assaulting people's history and culture is going to rile them up. They don't like being attacked, go figure.

Southerns should be ashamed of their Confederate past. Their are still some however who want to return to it.

 

[theeedude]

Party of Lincoln...

 

[ch33zw1z]

Ironing is strong

 

[sandorski]

Pro-Confederate is akin to being Pro-British and erecting statutes of King George III everywhere.

 

[Phokus]

There's a group smearing your fellow Americans as an "other" to be defaced and condemned, they simply return the favor. Sort of like bombing Libya and then witnessing Manchester. Cause and effect. Assaulting people's history and culture is going to rile them up. They don't like being attacked, go figure.

Clearly we should respect nazi germany otherwise germans might get mad.

 

[agent00f]

There's a group smearing your fellow Americans as an "other" to be defaced and condemned, they simply return the favor. Sort of like bombing Libya and then witnessing Manchester. Cause and effect. Assaulting people's history and culture is going to rile them up. They don't like being attacked, go figure.

Clearly we should respect nazi germany otherwise germans might get mad.

Not just nazi germany but all the neonazi "fellow germans" too.

 

[1sikbITCH]

There's a group smearing your fellow Americans as an "other" to be defaced and condemned, they simply return the favor. Sort of like bombing Libya and then witnessing Manchester. Cause and effect. Assaulting people's history and culture is going to rile them up. They don't like being attacked, go figure.

Yes that is why many black folks still hate white people. Glad to see someone gets it. Pretty much why the entire world hates America as well.

 

[Jaskalas]

Southerns should be ashamed of their Confederate past. Their are still some however who want to return to it.

Ashamed of state's rights? Never.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Ashamed of state's rights? Never.

That's not what is meant, as you are aware.

Human rights violations, and idolizing said violations should be a thing of the past.

Build a bridge, get over it. Why is the south still butt hurt about it? Shameful.

 

[BoomerD]

Party of Lincoln...

What's "funnier" (in a sad sort of way) is that, not only do the Republicans belong to what used to be the party of Lincoln, but that they also claim to be Christians...even though they sure don't seem to live up to those standards.

 

[mindless1]

I demand that someone tear the Pyramids down and it annoys me that anyone dare mention slavery in this day and age... just sayin', the past is a matter of fact and they could be considered monuments of shame that should be preserved, rather than something that needs censored.

 

[ch33zw1z]

You just compared pyramids built thousands of years ago to some statue built in recent history?

Oh wait, mindless1, nevermind

 

[mindless1]

^ It's extra-offensive that the pyramids have been around so long without anyone doing anything about it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

^ It's extra-offensive that the pyramids have been around so long without anyone doing anything about it.

Good luck with that venture.

Your comparison is foolish.

Do you submit that the south is still wrought with racism and hatred?

 

[ivwshane]

^ It's extra-offensive that the pyramids have been around so long without anyone doing anything about it.

Were the pyramids built as a tribute to slavery? No? Then what the fuck are you talking about? What part of this is too difficult for you to grasp?

 

[ch33zw1z]

All of it, duh-vert, and thinks he super smart I'm sure

 

[mindless1]

If you don't see the connection, not my problem, and yeah I'm at least smart enough to retail social skills when someone disagrees with me, and to not get caught up in a wasted evening of arguing on a lovely spring evening.

 

[xthetenth]

For those playing from home, if I remember right his district includes Money. Some but probably very few of you would know that that's where Emmett Till was lynched. Many more of you probably know Till's name than the town, but calling for lynching from there is a phenomenally bad look.

I demand that someone tear the Pyramids down and it annoys me that anyone dare mention slavery in this day and age... just sayin', the past is a matter of fact and they could be considered monuments of shame that should be preserved, rather than something that needs censored.

A lot of them date to the post 1900 pushback against civil rights. They are explicitly part of the politicization of the idea that human rights are negotiable.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Clearly we should respect nazi germany otherwise germans might get mad.

Don't mention the war

 

[jackstar7]

If you don't see the connection, not my problem,

Stop right there.

As someone putting forth an idea if you have failed to explain it to your audience so that they at the very least can share your point of view within the context of your analogy, then you have failed as a communicator and that is quite precisely your problem.

 

[Zorba]

The South really needs to get over themselves. They lost. If it would've been any other country they rebelled against, their leaders would've been hung, their rich would've had their lands seized and anyone daring to fly the rebel flag would be punished. But instead, the North welcomed them back, let the traitors keep their lives and lands, and erect monuments to their treason. Now 150+ years later they still whine about how they were mistreated.

From my understanding, these statues don't even have roots in honoring the dead, but roots in oppressing and scaring black people in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The statues also aren't being destroyed, they are just being removed from their current public locations.

BTW: The Native Americans in Oklahoma that sided with the South did lose vast amounts of land as punishment.

 

[mindless1]

Stop right there.

As someone putting forth an idea if you have failed to explain it to your audience so that they at the very least can share your point of view within the context of your analogy, then you have failed as a communicator and that is quite precisely your problem.

No. I have no burden whatsoever. If the audience doesn't understand, that is a very common outcome when talking about something more complex than walking while chewing gum.

You have some kind of social misunderstanding going on when you suggest that truth needs me to sway others to share my point of view.

I do not place an ego upon internet forums.

Do you?

It is very simple. This is a discussion amongst ineffective whining people who don't know how to effect change, complaining as if blaming others is a solution.

You're in the matrix and you don't even know it.