1. Many Republicans have actually made some very strong statements against white supremacy & racism the past 48 hours (Cruz, Rubio, Hatch)
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2. Without fail, though, I see three deeply problematic faults in the otherwise amazing denouncements of white supremacy from Republicans.
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3. Republicans, in almost every statement about white supremacy, say that this nation was founded on something like "Faith & Freedom"
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4. If you denounce modern day white supremacy AND believe this nation was founded on faith & freedom, you don't understand white supremacy.
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5. America was not founded on warm fuzzies. This land was taken by brute force and then tilled for 300 years by the enslaved & oppressed.
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6. Columbus was son of a bitch. A mean cruel bastard (an understatement). And he never stepped foot in what is now the United States.
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7. Indigenous nations were SLAUGHTERED on these lands. Mauled, murdered, and forced out of their ancestral homes to birth this nation.
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Shit man, we don't want them. We've got enough morons as it is - we'll need an island to store them. Don't worry about sea level changes tho
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8. Not for a few years, or decades, or a few generations, but for nearly 300 years Africans were forced into slavery to build up America.
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9. LIVING AMERICANS had parents who were enslaved. A woman who voted in this past election - her father was enslaved.
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Can you please show me where you found this information? Would love to hear about the 120+ year old.
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He may be confusing stories. Daughter of a slave in 2008, granddaughter of a slave in 2016? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96581933 …http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/this-107-year-old-daughter-of-a-slave-is-ready-to-cast-her-vote_us_5820e2aee4b0d9ce6fbde92f …
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Thanks for the clarification!
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