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In reply to the discussion: Baltimore took down Confederate memorials overnight ***Breaking*** [View all]sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)7. The city did it? Great.
Hats off to the Baltimore politicians.
While Fox and Trump spin - "both sides", slavery is ok because the Aztecs did it - this kind of action from politicians will keep racist stigma in the news.
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The anti-fascist protests need to continue and escalate big time until that racist pig tRump...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2017
#33
Sorry, but it needs to become a "public spectacle" to set an example and spread the word...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2017
#34
Precisely... certainly ways exist to do this openly w/o the threat of a violent reaction.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2017
#38
This is no time for timidity! White supremacy must be wiped out in this country in broad daylight!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2017
#36
If they were going to do it, anyway, they beat the publicity and riots. Smart.
Honeycombe8
Aug 2017
#8
No, these symbols of white supremacy should be destroyed, never to be seen again!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2017
#37
I love how the city quietly thumbed their collective noses at the white supremacist
yuiyoshida
Aug 2017
#9