SomeoneElse@lemmy.caM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.caimagemessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up11.79Karrow-down146
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1imageThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.caSomeoneElse@lemmy.caM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoThis is Daughter’s of the Confederacy propaganda, which has been around since immediately after the Civil War. Better known as “The Lost Cause”, it seeks to distance the losers of the Civil War from their disgusting motivations.
minus-squaremindbleach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoReality is a team sport, to some people.
minus-squarepinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s what authoritarians do, yeah. It’s horrifying.
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoRight-wing political correctness is just pretending racism isn’t a thing.
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOne part of pretending racism doesn’t exist is getting offended when people call out racism for the horrible problem it still is. That has the side effect of perpetuating racism. I can think of non racist reasons why someone my get offended but they are all horribly selfish.
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This is Daughter’s of the Confederacy propaganda, which has been around since immediately after the Civil War. Better known as “The Lost Cause”, it seeks to distance the losers of the Civil War from their disgusting motivations.
Reality is a team sport, to some people.
That’s what authoritarians do, yeah. It’s horrifying.
Right-wing political correctness is just pretending racism isn’t a thing.
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One part of pretending racism doesn’t exist is getting offended when people call out racism for the horrible problem it still is.
That has the side effect of perpetuating racism.
I can think of non racist reasons why someone my get offended but they are all horribly selfish.