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Tag Archives: civil war
Virus of the Soul
Sitting at home reading about tens of thousands of people in my country dying of Covid-19 is hard enough. Knowing that countless more will die in the coming months is even more difficult. But reading about ignorant and hateful acts … Continue reading
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Tagged African, America, Ammon Bundy, brother, California, civil war, compassion, compromise, coronavirus, Covid-19, empathy, enslavement, entitled, environment, evil, exploitation, face mask, genocide, God, government, greatness, heart, Holocaust, Idaho, idiots, Jews, killed, Ku Klux Klan hood, love, Michigan, money, morals, Native Americans, neighbors, news, political positions, politicians, profits, protest, quarantine, religion, sacrifice, science, security guard, sick, soul, spiritual reawakening, virus, war, Wisconsin
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Racist
“There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.” –Franklin D. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, Ammericans, battles, Charlottesville, citizens, civil war, color, Confederacy, Donald Trump, ego, equality, Franklin D. Roosevelt, hate, Heisman Trophy, immigrants, Instagram, Kyler Murray, leader, Mandy Manning, Mexicans, Muslims, National Football League, National Teacher of the Year, Nick Bosa, non-white citizens, oval office, President, racism, rapists, Robert. E. Lee, Rodney Robinson, slaveholder, South, systemic racism, transgender, treason, tweets, Twitter, union, United States of America, violence, Virginia, war, West Point, White House, white nationalists, white privilege, white supremacists
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Alex Jones’ unCivil War
While I have been enjoying the hundreds of memes belittling Alex Jones for positing that the Democrats would start a second Civil War on Independence Day, there is an underlying creepiness about him that makes everything he says and does … Continue reading
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Tagged #SecondCivilWar, 1776, Alex Jones, armed insurrection, arms, child sex trafficker, citizens, civil war, conspiracy theorists, Democrats, Donald Trump, fake news, federal government, Fox News, freedom of the press, Hillary Clinton, immigratns, impeach, Independence Day, journalists, lies, memes, Milo Yiannopoulos, moon landing, Oklahoma City bombing, political agenda, politicians, President, Republicans, right-wing, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy Hook massacre, Second Amendment, second Civil War, staged event, trolling, truth, vigilante squads
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On Statues, Flags, and Heritage
Statues that honor secessionists who rebelled against our country are coming down in cities around the country and it is well past time for it. The soldiers honored with these statues were men who fought to defend slavery. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hitler, African-American, alligators, ancestors, Battle of Bad Axe, Black Hawk War, bluegrass, Cajun culture, California, Charlottesville, civil rights, civil war, collard greens, Confederacy, Confederate battle flag, country music, Dan White, Democratic national convention, Dixieland jazz, freedom, gold rush, great-great-grandfather, Harper Lee, Harry Truman, Indian, Irish heritage, Jew, Logan Strother, Michiganders, minority, Native American, Native Americans, Oliver Cromwell, oppressed, peanuts, pecan pie, pride, queer, racist, Republican party, Robert. E. Lee, secessionists, slavery, South, Southern heritage, Southern hospitality, Spanish moss, Spencer Piston, states' rights, statues, Stonewall Jackson, Strom Thurmond, sweet tea, symbols, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Ogorzale, Unite the Right, Washington Post, white, white power, William Faulkner, Wisconsin legislature, Wisconsinites
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272 Words (in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address)
For two hundred years and a quarter and more, this land of the free and home of the brave has strived to create a world where all men and women are truly created equal. This nation has always been engaged … Continue reading
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Tagged 272 words, Abraham Lincoln, Afghanistan, battlefields, civil war, Daniel Chester French, Gettysburg Address, land of the free and home of the brave, Lincoln Memorial, peace, Saratoga, shot heard round the world, swords into ploughshares, veterans, Viet Nam, war, Washington DC, World War I
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