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JustAnotherGen

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Reply to leftstreet (Reply #5)

Thu May 7, 2026, 03:15 PM

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And we'd end up (some of us) stuck back in 1877.

No - this time-

We bring the Confederates to heel. We humiliate them. We do that by denigrating their culture and and limiting their access to American resources.

No more 'transition'. I want an LBJ. He had guts.

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