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The Confederacy runs through the veins of America. It was a power system that exploited racism and ignorance. Poor white farmers were being put down by the slave oligarchy but kept it in power because at least the system allowed them to believe they were better than their Black counterparts who were raped and owned by other humans. One of my ancestors said growing up, “the Civil War is still being fought in the heads of many in this nation especially in a certain region.” Not all, but many. Racism takes language away from people to discuss their problems. It cripples people who are conditioned to push for populism through the lens of social hatred and supremacy. All by design.

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For Republicans, the n-word has been replaced by DEI. The Civil War never ended. It's been rolled out in phases throughout the decades. The Southern Economic Development Model (www.epi.org) was developed by the Heritage Foundation when it was founded by Paul Weyrich in 1980 for the Reagan administration. Nothing has changed. It's just evolved.

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Totally agree. Slavery has been the underlying seed of destruction since the beginning. No matter how we progressed it has always come back to bite us in the ass. And while this hate for non-whites continues to divide us the ultra-rich are quietly enriching themselves more. How stupid can we be.

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Neo-Confederates are a miniority, shrinking daily.

As of 2022, the U.S. population was 50.49% female and 49.51% male. The U.S. has had more females than males since 1946.

The Census Bureau projects that the non-Hispanic white population will decrease from 58.9% in 2022 to 44.9% in 2060.

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Neo-Confederates have taken over the government. Please let them know why they can't do that!!

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Well put, but the possibility of minority rule still hangs over the nation like the sword of Damocles.

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It's all in a name isn't it? Thank you for being a good steward. Telling the truth in America has never been more important.

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