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unc70

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11. Exactly what Repub legislature wanted

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:06 AM

Aug 2018

The Repub NC legislature passed laws in recent years that prevented The University from taking any action on the statue such as relocating it. The legislators knew it was only a matter of time before someone would stupidly tear down the statue and give the RW a convenient campaign issue and symbol. Running against The University and its liberal, commie, n@@@r loving, elitist, ... cohort in Chapel Hill has been a RW staple since before Silent Sam was erected and long before the modern GOP had evolved from the Dixiecrats.

The fall of Sam is nothing to celebrate; the GOP has its symbol for the election.

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Big News from NC - "'Silent Sam' is down: Protesters topple Confederate statue on UNC campus" [View all] NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 OP

Silent Sam has had his day in the sun ornotna Aug 2018 #1

Fantastic job. dalton99a Aug 2018 #2

A well-earned dirt nap - enjoy, Sam! hatrack Aug 2018 #7

Short video tonight. appalachiablue Aug 2018 #20

why the warning about graphic content? They pulled down a statue Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #28

ha ha Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #21

Sweeeeeet!!! Well done!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #30

Interesting, why he is called silent. Croney Aug 2018 #3

There might be one round in his shirt pocket. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #33

Lol! Looks like it didn't help him any in the long run though. Croney Aug 2018 #34

The explanation I heard when I was at UNC.... Jim Lane Aug 2018 #37

since 1913... Jim Crow not Confederate Statue... Woodrow Wilson Segregation not War Casualty Statue populistdriven Aug 2018 #4

Wilson was a monster. samir.g Aug 2018 #10

Fuck yes! Glamrock Aug 2018 #5

Man those things are cheap pieces of crap underpants Aug 2018 #6

That should piss off some white supremacists. Blue_true Aug 2018 #8

As my kids woud say, Awesome! iluvtennis Aug 2018 #9

Exactly what Repub legislature wanted unc70 Aug 2018 #11

This will be long forgotten by election time! hexola Aug 2018 #13

Not by the target audience with GOP reminders unc70 Aug 2018 #14

Maybe - how is it different from any of the other statues? hexola Aug 2018 #15

I haven't heard of any that were taken down illegally by a group of people. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #26

One was taken down in Durham,NC unc70 Aug 2018 #29

They already have a racist symbol in tRump. Makes no difference... RiverStone Aug 2018 #16

Zactly. Duppers Aug 2018 #23

Yep, a "martyr" for the cause relayerbob Aug 2018 #18

You're right about that. A La. Senator is already using the "socialism" thing on FB.... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #27

NC republicans can replace Traitor Sam with a Traitor Pooty Poot statue Achilleaze Aug 2018 #31

You are exactly right Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #32

Fuck Retrumplicans maxrandb Aug 2018 #35

Don't play into hands of NORTH CAROLINA GOP unc70 Aug 2018 #36

Confederate Statues in Museums NOT honored in Public aeromanKC Aug 2018 #12

breaking news video link orleans Aug 2018 #17

I'm Happy . . OldManTarHeel Aug 2018 #19

Great News DallasNE Aug 2018 #22

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #24

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