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tulipsandroses

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1. If they could bring back public lynchings, they would

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2023, 10:46 PM

Jul 2023

Republican Party AKA MAGA party is the party of racists, fascists and bigots. A Republican congressman actually used the term colored people today. It had to be struck from the congressional record. That term had not been used in Congress in over 60 years. David Jolly made a good point that Democrats should not have requested to remove it. Let the record show that in 2023, this is where the Republican Party is.

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Texas Republicans Plot Path Toward Segregation [View all] Shell_Seas Jul 2023 OP

If they could bring back public lynchings, they would tulipsandroses Jul 2023 #1

It may be struck from the Congressional record, but not the public record. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #3

After all, Anglo Texas was founded orthoclad Jul 2023 #2