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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 28 Dec 2020

    TIL: there was a confederate militia general named States Rights Gist (1831-1864). Seems to be a bit too enthusiastic for the cause.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_Rights_Gist …

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      1. billbindc‏ @BillBindc 28 Dec 2020
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        Born, naturally, in Union, SC.

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      1. Sponson‏ @sponson 28 Dec 2020
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        Imagine being the Union soldier who killed him and then being later told “hey man you killed States Rights Gist!”

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      1. David Schraer‏ @davidschraer 28 Dec 2020
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        States Rights shot in the chest.

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      2. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 28 Dec 2020
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        The gist of "states rights" is, basically, slavery.

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      3. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 28 Dec 2020
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        I bet the first time someone made that joke was nearly two centuries ago.

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      1. Eric Medlin‏ @MedlinWrites 28 Dec 2020
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        They should have put him in charge at Franklin instead of Hood. He'd have had a better chance.

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      1. Dave Kamper  🌹‏ @dskamper 28 Dec 2020
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        There’s a certain Forrest Gump quality to his biography. He was present at a lot of things, mostly taking over command of a unit when its commander dies. Would be sort of amusing if he didn’t do it all as part of treason in defense of slavery.

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      2. Avram Grumer  🎲‏ @avram 28 Dec 2020
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        Are there people naming their kids like that nowadays? Make America Great Again Bradley, Reclaiming My Time Smith, Covfefe Jones?

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      3. Beth Meacham‏ @bethmeacham 28 Dec 2020
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        There should be.

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      1. sonderweg nach pankow‏ @sudo_lindenberg 28 Dec 2020
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        sonderweg nach pankow Retweeted matt christman

        https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/524676853068730370 …

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        I believe States Rights Gist to be history's first #tcot name, but I'm open to other nominations.
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