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mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:
Happy confederate surrender day to all who celebrate! ๐๐๐พ
The entire confederacy lasted around 4 years. That's half of an Obama administration! Obama was president for twice as long as that little racist tantrum, so I don't want to hear any talk about how it's your "heritage."
Abraham Lincoln called himself a "Moderate Republican." That means he didn't believe in slavery, but by his own words, was a proud white supremacist.
He called Ulysses S. Grant a "Radical Republican." Radical Republicans rejected white supremacy, and told Lincoln to his face that he was wrong.โฅ๏ธ๐๐ฟ
Some people are racists. Some people are losers. Some people are both.
The racist confederates lost and surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9th.
But Lincoln refused to listen to Grant and the Radical Republicans pleas to reject white supremacy after the civil war.
A painful mistake.
You have tariffs today, and are crying about the bond market, and are hoping you don't die of measles or polio, because too many Americans believe that they can control just enough racism.
It's 2025. "Radical leftists" is still the insult hurled at anti-racists. "Moderate" still means racism liteโข๏ธ.