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GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:34 PM Jan 2019

Could the High School Kids from KY change History? [View all]

Often times society and history is changed by the most unlikely, random actions. Kind of like the "Sir, Have you no shame" comment during the Red Scare period when McCarthy was finally called to task.

This whole episode of the hateful kids seems to be catching fire. I say this because I just got off the phone with my 80 something year old mother who voted for Trump. She was horrified by the whole episode. And she was so confused, because how could 'good christian boys do such a thing". I do not argue with nor disrespect my mother as she is over 80 and was and remains a great mother. It is just not done in my household. So all I said when she made here comment was "Mother, the answer is the hat they were wearing".

Her response was simple. She said "I'm afraid you might be right". Unless you have a Southern mother over 80 you do not understand who much is implied in that simple statement.

We have now seen our "kid's brains on Trump". And it was, and is ugly.

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Probably not. This country is built on institutional racism in general, and the Catholic Church WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #1
I agree with you. This will do nothing to solve such longstanding issues. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #6
Well said! BadGimp Jan 2019 #32
"Your brain on Trump" - somebody should redub this dalton99a Jan 2019 #2
Serious Question. What happened in Kentucky barbiegeek Jan 2019 #3
People started roughly 100 threads on the subject a few hours ago Cirque du So-What Jan 2019 #5
Here it is in full headlines in Europe..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #16
Yes. It is easy to blame the older white middleclass. But these kids that can afford to be sent to dameatball Jan 2019 #4
"still debating the Civil War." jberryhill Jan 2019 #9
Yeah, but they are still pissed. But it's not like the Russians stole the war. dameatball Jan 2019 #10
trump will invite those kids to the White House. Maybe some of them will wise up one day. Hoyt Jan 2019 #7
Yep Trump hates Native Americans GusBob Jan 2019 #8
Not so sure the IHS is shut down. PufPuf23 Jan 2019 #18
I am furloughed from my position with the IHS GusBob Jan 2019 #22
Are you a GS Fed employee or a Tribe employee that works in a IHS Clinic? PufPuf23 Jan 2019 #24
I am contracted, sub contracted actually GusBob Jan 2019 #25
Good for you GusBob. PufPuf23 Jan 2019 #30
K&R UTUSN Jan 2019 #11
Made the local news here in NY...what an awful look that was. I hope this can be a teachable UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #12
No, Trump is raising a whole new generation of Nazis hibbing Jan 2019 #13
I thought the same thing. Pepsidog Jan 2019 #14
no JI7 Jan 2019 #15
Sent the video of the confrontation to my MAGAt dad. SunSeeker Jan 2019 #17
The optics for Trump are horrible and it has completely swamped social media Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #19
Have they been playing the video on FOX at all? Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #20
In this culture? Not a chance BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #21
The "republican family-values" role model* has perverted generations of kids Achilleaze Jan 2019 #23
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #26
I'm hopeful it will Kurt V. Jan 2019 #27
These kinds of photos didn't solve racism, but they did help the Civil Rights movement by tblue37 Jan 2019 #28
What will change it is when the church's and their arms, schools etc.... Historic NY Jan 2019 #29
How could good christian boys do such a thing? paleotn Jan 2019 #31
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