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Gov Whitmer: 'Swastikas & Confederate flags, nooses & automatic rifles do not represent who we are' (Original Post) kpete May 2020 OP
YES!!! Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #1
K & R! Iliyah May 2020 #2
It is who they are Renew Deal May 2020 #3
It is a pretty good depiction of the GOP here in Texas. walkingman May 2020 #6
People who object to the lockdown aren't just objecting to the lockdown. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #4
Yes we are pamdb May 2020 #5
"Swastikas & Confederate flags" mitch96 May 2020 #7
Perfect description. dalton99a May 2020 #8
And The "They Weren't Automatic Rifles" Debate... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #9

Renew Deal

(81,885 posts)
3. It is who they are
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:38 PM
May 2020

It's the republican army of hate, violence, and ignorance. It's who they are and she should say so.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,921 posts)
4. People who object to the lockdown aren't just objecting to the lockdown.
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:39 PM
May 2020

They are carrying a whole lot of other right-wing baggage having nothing to do with quarantines and wearing masks in public. Have you ever wondered why we don't see PoC participating in these demonstrations? Why aren't they complaining about being out of work or having to wear masks? When restaurants shut down who loses their jobs? Waiters, waitresses, cooks, busboys and cleaners, that's who. Why are the protesters complaining that they can't get their nails done or eat at restaurants, while the people who do nails and work in restaurants - many of whom are PoC - are not also demonstrating? Just apart from the fact that a black man who showed up with an AR-15 would be promptly arrested if not shot, it's obvious that these protests are about a lot more than they claim to be, and none of it is good.

pamdb

(1,332 posts)
5. Yes we are
Mon May 4, 2020, 10:45 PM
May 2020

Between that disgusting display ( both of them) in Lansing and then the people who shot and killed a security guard in flint over a face mask and now some yahoo who wiped his nose on a store employee’s shirt because he told he needed a face mask, I think they represent exactly what we are becoming. Maybe we’re not there yet, but we’re well on our way. I’ve seen too many confederate flags hanging from houses in these small towns up north and these idiots driving around with big trump banners on their pickups yelling at people. This is simply a harbinger of what life in Michigan is becoming. Maybe, hopefully, when Biden wins (please,please,please) they will crawl back under the rocks they crawled out of,but I wouldn’t count on it.

mitch96

(13,934 posts)
7. "Swastikas & Confederate flags"
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:36 AM
May 2020

Excuse me but didn't they LOSE?...... I always learned
if you want to win, you stick with the winners...
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