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1monster

(11,026 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2015, 01:20 AM Jun 2015

The Civil War ENDED 150 years, two months, and a couple of [View all]

weeks ago! Why are DUers still fighting it? No one living today was alive during that war. There is no way we can change what happened in the past. We can only try to make things better now and in the future.

And we are not going to do that by continuing the sectionalism that helped tear this country apart 154 years ago. It certainly is not going to foster the good will that is needed for all of us to work together to overcome the hurdles that still stand in the way of a equal and just society.

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The Civil War ENDED 150 years, two months, and a couple of [View all] 1monster Jun 2015 OP

the South lost and they need to GET THE FUCK OVER IT Skittles Jun 2015 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author 1monster Jun 2015 #2

It's only a bunch of ignorant assholes... HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #3

I've lived in the south a long tme Skittles Jun 2015 #4

What "Sea of Red"? kentauros Jun 2015 #5

think congress Skittles Jun 2015 #7

However, "lacking support" is not the same thing as voting for or against. kentauros Jun 2015 #8

well just based on my own observations living both north and south Skittles Jun 2015 #9

You do know that our biggest problem (voting-wise) isn't simply the repubs in office? kentauros Jun 2015 #12

I know all about gerry-mandering and suppression of votes and stolen elections Skittles Jun 2015 #15

Okay, good :) kentauros Jun 2015 #16

And that isn't limited to the South pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #17

Somehow I don't see us coming together with white supremacists pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #6

And yet, some folks here ARE fighting us. kentauros Jun 2015 #10

like Texas needs their ass kicked Skittles Jun 2015 #11

Not as a whole state, no. kentauros Jun 2015 #13

I've been kicking Texas repuke ass for decades Skittles Jun 2015 #14