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cwydro

(51,308 posts)

16. It is NOT the Medal of Honor.

Reply to qwlauren35 (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 03:58 PM

Feb 2020

It was the Medal of Freedom.

Huge difference.

Cannot believe how many keep making this mistake. I’ve seen it on CNN as well.

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award there is, frequently awarded posthumously for that reason, given the difficulty in earning it.

The Medal of Freedom is NOT that. Estée Lauder was awarded one, Ellen DeGeneres, Warren Buffet, etc.

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Sometimes it takes a White Person [View all] qwlauren35 Feb 2020 OP

They already know they are racists but won't admit it. Yeehah Feb 2020 #1

Calling someone in denial a racist isn't helpful Merlot Feb 2020 #2

One of the best books that I have read on the subject Dan Feb 2020 #3

It's much better for white people to tell other white people they're saying racist things or acting WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #4

Hell, I've told my mother she is being racist... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #5

I've found that it's more productive MontanaMama Feb 2020 #6

I was born to racists ismnotwasm Feb 2020 #7

After you do it five or six times, it stops being hard. My go to phrase, "Gosh! Aren't you the Squinch Feb 2020 #8

There are ways to say it that are more effective Bluesaph Feb 2020 #9

This white guy has done it many times. panader0 Feb 2020 #10

Sometimes they don't even know it Bluesaph Feb 2020 #11

I did do this twice, and it was extremely uncomfortable, especially the first time Mike 03 Feb 2020 #12

Being raised in the South shouldn't be used as an excuse. Aristus Feb 2020 #14

Of course. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #15

I stopped one of my brothers in his tracks when he called an ethnic group names. Blue_true Feb 2020 #13

It is NOT the Medal of Honor. cwydro Feb 2020 #16

Yeah, and even with Trump's approval, Rush Limbaugh and his anal cyst could never get Aristus Feb 2020 #17

Exactly. cwydro Feb 2020 #18

No, I think that's the exact wording. Aristus Feb 2020 #20

I will fix it. qwlauren35 Feb 2020 #19

I wouldn't want to save the relationship. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #21