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re: Lattimore, Jeffery want South Carolina to rename Strom Thurmond Wellness Center
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:33 pm to SCLibertarian
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:33 pm to SCLibertarian
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What about the statues and monuments of antiquity that were built by slaves and stand as trophies to rulers and empires who committed unspeakable tragedies?
There is a difference between the coliseum as a historical sight and a monument build in the 1950s to honor The President of the Confederacy.
There is no historical value to the statue itself.
And I’ve said multiple times I am Not for tearing down every statue. Just like I am Not for tearing down plantation homes.
It’s the difference between destroying the Mona Lisa and a print of the Mona Lisa.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 12:35 pm
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:38 pm to SammyTiger
1) I didn’t quote him
2) I haven’t whitewashed anything
Super smart progs are so awesome
2) I haven’t whitewashed anything
Super smart progs are so awesome
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:40 pm to MoarKilometers
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They should raise money and buy the naming rights... like strom did.
It wasnt his money
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:42 pm to BossBailey345
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. Segregation was one of the worst times in America. We should want to get rid of everything that is associated with it.
So basically erase almost our entire history from the founding of this country through the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:42 pm to SCLibertarian
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MLK was a homophobe and an alleged rapist. Time for him to go. The Republican Party in 1860 supported deporting African slaves back to Africa. There goes Lincoln. Where does it end? Where does it stop?
How about we just take down the statues honoring traitors to our country who formed a government whose sole purpose was to keep slaves? Then we can have a discussion about other people.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm to roadGator
What are you saying he’s right about then?
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm to SCLibertarian
The genius of Strom on the personal level was that he LOVED people (sometimes too much lol). He was a true gentleman and a gifted conversationalist. He would have been the best insurance salesman in history. He told me a long story about his Mother having Louisiana family roots that I was never able to verify. That he was "on the wrong side of history" speaks to the state of The Democratic Party of Strom's youth that wanted to preserve slavery, established Jim Crow, founded the KKK, etc. That he supported Democratic Party policies like that is just what it meant to be a Democrat of his era. You know, like Robert Byrd, Former KKK leader, Democratic Senate Majority leader less than a generation ago. Half of West Virginia is named after him.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm to lsufball19
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So basically erase our almost our entire history from the founding of this country through the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
How does renaming a building erase history? I am genuinely curious
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:43 pm to SammyTiger
First, why did you lie?
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:44 pm to Lsupimp
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hat he was "on the wrong side of history" speaks to the state of The Democratic Party of Strom's youth that wanted to preserve slavery, established Jim Crow, founded the KKK, etc. That he supported Democratic Party policies like that is just what it meant to be a Democrat of his era. You know, like Robert Byrd, Former KKK leader, Democratic Senate Majority leader less than a generation ago.
I think It speak more to the culture of the south.
You can’t really blame the Democratic Party when this guy bailed on it when they signed the Civil Rights Act
We are all a product of our environment but we also have a duty to better ourselves.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:46 pm to Lsupimp
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He was a true gentleman and a gifted conversationalist.
“There's not enough troops in the army, to force the southern people to break down segregation and admit the (N word) race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches,” ahh yes a true gentleman
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:47 pm to StopRobot
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Then we can have a discussion about other people.
Lots of discussions happening already with sledgehammers you people are wielding to take down various statues. Same discussions while defacing various monuments.
You’ll certainly be appeased after....
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:12 pm to StopRobot
He was a committed Democrat and thus a committed public racist.Same shameless race-based approach as today's Democratic Party, just without the burning Wendy's.
Own it.
Own it.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:18 pm to SammyTiger
quote:exactly, the POS was a racist. Glad he's dead.
You can’t really blame the Democratic Party when this guy bailed on it when they signed the Civil Rights Act
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:18 pm to SammyTiger
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What else is Storm Thurmond known for?
Purple Heart
Bronze Medal
Legion of Merit
WWII Victory medal
European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal
Order of the Crown
Croix de Guerre
Circuit Court Judge
Governor of South Carolina
- expanded state education
- tried to get justice for a lynching (unsuccessfully) bit was still honored by the NAACP and ACLU for his efforts
Oldest and longest serving member of the Senate
- only person to ever win as a write-in
- opposed the literacy test bill offered by the Kennedy administration
- as part of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee, he endorsed the placement of the US anti-ballistic missile defense system
- nominated Thurgood Marshall to succeed Tom Clark as on the SCOTUS
- was able to secure a ton of federal money to be allocated to South Carolina.
- voted against doing away with the electoral college in 1970
- voted to give residents of Washington DC full voting rights and representation on Congress and the Senate and lead the floor debates on the bill
- for the first time in SC history, he appointed a black man to his Senate staff, the appointment being the second of a black man in the United States
- successfully secured South Carolina the largest disaster relief package at the time in US history after Hurricane Hugo
- One of the leaders of getting the Balanced Budget Act passed in 1982
- Introduced and successfully passed a bill granting protected leave for workers with a newborn child, a newly adopted child, or a seriously ill child
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:18 pm to lsufball19
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So basically erase our almost our entire history from the founding of this country through the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
Now ask the next obvious question:
Why in frick did we allow an Institution so evil to hang around for 350 years give or take?
The fact that the Country allowed that level of widespread evil to become the foundation for life in America, just maybe America is getting what the fvck it deserves
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:25 pm to Lsupimp
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You know, like Robert Byrd, Former KKK leader, Democratic Senate Majority leader less than a generation ago. Half of West Virginia is named after him.
Erase his arse too. Your president just used a Nazi symbol in a campaign ad that was removed from Facebook.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:28 pm to lsufball19
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So basically erase our almost our entire history from the founding of this country through the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
You do realize our country was founded by slave owners who told us all men are created equal. Our country's history is filled with racism and bullshite. The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:30 pm to HTDawg
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You do realize our country was founded by slave owners who told us all men are created equal. Our country's history is filled with racism and bullshite.
So you're agreeing with my post?
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The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one.
SO is that accomplished by removing any markers for anyone who was racist or had segregationist values? Because like i said and you agreed, that would encompass the vast majority of all persons of note in the history of our country.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:32 pm to lsufball19
No time for nuance. No room for humanity. This is Democratic Cartoon World. Just repeat a cartoonishly-simple slogan, say you are glad he's dead, and move on. Thinking is not allowed in Clown World.
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