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In reply to the discussion: Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)52. Good point. I've argued with neo-confederates
talking about the "War Between the States" which the North fought only to keep the South's wealth. OTOH, there are those that insist the Republicans are the party that freed the slaves and Democrats the ones who wanted to keep it (oblivious to the changes in the parties since then - so why aren't they Democrats?)
So to rant on about how bad Lincoln was is to be inconsistent with their claim that their party is the one that freed the slaves and accomplished everything after that.
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Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
OP
The way some members of the Park Police act patrolling the Mall, you'd think they weren't even human
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
#19
A link to Lew Rockwell is not welcome on DU. Could you find something else to make your point?
scarletwoman
Jun 2020
#17
Heard on Native American segment on AM950 radio (Minnesota) today how horrible he was
progree
Jun 2020
#14
Oh sure, let's not acknowledge the man who gave his life to free slaves & hold the country together
Hekate
Jun 2020
#46
Because enslavement was just so not-degrading that it cannot be depicted like this.
Hekate
Jun 2020
#41
That we are not talking about His Majesty Washington I is the reason we give him points
tirebiter
Jun 2020
#47