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lonely bird

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3. Sigh

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:51 AM

Jul 4

The “monument” should have been blasted off the mountain decades ago.

They. Were. Traitors.

If this whole Confederacy bullshit is about history or heritage, well, slavery was their heritage too and that deserves to be there just as much as those traitors do.

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Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 4 OP

Monument to traitors needs counterbalancing truth-telling. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 4 #1

The fact that we still have "confederacy groups" shows our nation is still malignant with sickness mdbl Jul 4 #2

Sigh lonely bird Jul 4 #3

Come, Come Now... GB_RN Jul 4 #5

That carving was finished in 1972. An honest to gawd Klan Grand Wizard sold the mountain to Ga's racist government Silent Type Jul 4 #4

Great memes Marthe48 Jul 4 #6

I keep a whole folder of Stone Mountain memes. In my areas of country, Klan sympathizers love to post Stone Mountain's Silent Type Jul 4 #7

Hang in there Marthe48 Jul 4 #9

Incestors? What kinda dummies are we dealing oasis Jul 5 #13

Thanks for the top picture Retrograde Jul 4 #11

One of the most repulsive monuments in the nation. Paladin Jul 4 #8

I've been there and didn't know it was a confederate monument kimbutgar Jul 4 #10

Lost Cause traitorous losers. Martin68 Jul 4 #12

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