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bibbasa@piefed.socialM to Political Optimism@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 days ago

Crews begin removing Confederate statues from Virginia's Capitol Square

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Crews begin removing Confederate statues from Virginia's Capitol Square

www.denver7.com

bibbasa@piefed.socialM to Political Optimism@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 days ago
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Crews could be seen working to remove three Confederate-linked statues from Virginia's Capitol Square on Friday morning after a state senator introduced legislation to remove them earlier this year.
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  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Should have done it saddam style with a rope

    • Makhno@lemmy.world
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      We dragged the Columbus statue into a pond 😂

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      As tempting as that is, they need to go into a human rights museum in the US with the caption that these people were celebrated for over a century. As a warning right beside the picture of the orange moron.

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        naw they need to be melted. no shrines to racist fucks

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      I was thinking tnt would have sufficed

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    You know they are being taken down carefully so that pedo kid Rock can put them on his porch

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    Participation trophies.

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    When being sneaky in politics is finally right, for once.

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