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In reply to the discussion: Don’t Come For John Lewis If He Didn’t Send For You [View all]Tarheel_Dem
(31,249 posts)3. There may be a generational divide in terms of respect for people like Rep. Lewis, but I gotta say..
if our youth are okay with the mistreatment of a civil rights icon like John Lewis, our community is in much bigger trouble than I ever imagined.
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There may be a generational divide in terms of respect for people like Rep. Lewis, but I gotta say..
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2016
#3
That's disturbing. But I was speaking specifically about the respect of black millenials toward....
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2016
#21
It made me physically ill, and it's just wrong, no matter who it comes from. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2016
#26
I may have fallen for the internet scuttlebutt, because I'm not seeing in real life either.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2016
#60
The disrespect for Mr. Lewis is sickening. Disgusting. But,. this is white privilege, isnt it.
randys1
Feb 2016
#31
OMG! WTH.. John Lewis didn't lie about anything.. how dare you come into the AA group and
Cha
Feb 2016
#62
Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure and this is a very important endorsement
Gothmog
Feb 2016
#32
That's right, she.. I have those Tweets by John Dingell in an OP in Hill's Group, too. Do Not
Cha
Feb 2016
#41
And, don't be messin' with Prez O, either, BS. It's obvious John Lewis has his back.
Cha
Feb 2016
#48
I can imagine, she.. It's been so cold here at night that I had 3 blankets on the other
Cha
Feb 2016
#53