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Confederate flags at protest

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Re: Confederate flags at protest

Post by km1125 » Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:55 pm

lovinlife101 wrote:
Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:41 am
Context is king.

Out of 10,000 people (reported by MSP), what does the media focus on?

Two confederate flags.

TWO!

THEY’RE ALL RACIST!!!”

You all make me sick.
And the Governor is certainly one after taking the opportunity to focus on that in her speech.



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Re: Confederate flags at protest

Post by Rate This » Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:08 pm

km1125 wrote:
Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:55 pm
lovinlife101 wrote:
Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:41 am
Context is king.

Out of 10,000 people (reported by MSP), what does the media focus on?

Two confederate flags.

TWO!

THEY’RE ALL RACIST!!!”

You all make me sick.
And the Governor is certainly one after taking the opportunity to focus on that in her speech.
It was a gratuitous mention, it really didn’t have any connection to anything in the speech.. it felt rather shoehorned in... not a good look. Not sure that makes her a racist...

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