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To: Drew68; vg0va3; wardaddy; Pelham; rockrr; cdcdawg; nikos1121; mass55th
vg0va3: "I have always wondered why we as Republicans would fight over statues put up by Democrats in the early 1900’s?
Why would we fight about a flag that Democrats fought under?
No Republican fought for that flag.
Why are we supposed to now?
Because Democrats want to purge their own past?"

Right!
Most important point to remember is the "Confederate" flag was really just the battle-flag of Democrats fighting to destroy the USA, then, just as now:

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197 posted on 06/20/2020 6:27:59 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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To: BroJoeK

I just heard today from a friend who is a Civil War scholar/historian, and is also curator of a military museum. My friend has also published several books on the Civil War. He was asked to proof read an op-ed by two writers, to determine the accuracy of historical facts they wanted to include about a specific historical figure during the Civil War in South Carolina, as well as the history surrounding Juneteenth. He attempted to point out to one of the writers that the info he was offering on this historical figure could not be backed up with any actual historical documentation, but the writer told him it didn’t matter, and that he’d be including it anyway as a “feel good” story. Same problem with the Juneteenth topic. The writer wasn’t interested in the intricacies of the event. No actual facts...just fiction. My friend said he was just glad his name wasn’t on the op-ed, and that he has given up trying to help these people, because it doesn’t matter what the actual facts are anymore, it’s what the media and politicians make it out to be.


203 posted on 06/20/2020 11:06:27 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: BroJoeK

I guess you’re simply too ignorant to recognize the fact that A. Democrats in the 1800’s, e.g. Andrew Jackson, J.C. Calhoun, and later Grover Cleveland, were the exact opposite of what Democrats are today, and (more importantly) B. by joining in the crusade against Southern heritage, you (and not Confederates) are on the same side as Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and today’s Democrats. How does it feel being a puppet of Al Sharpton? He applauds your hatred of the stars and bars too.


217 posted on 06/20/2020 3:57:03 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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