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[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 75 points 3 years ago

Do we need to send in the national guard to integrate our playgrounds now? How do people see the concept of friendship as a threat to their way of life? That's your fellow American and a human being, not your enemy.

[-] Feirdro@lemmy.world 34 points 3 years ago

They started by slaughtering a whole race, then enslaving another.

They can’t back down now.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago

Seems like we need explicit notes in history class for which things are being taught in order to try and prevent them from continuing or happening again. These "mama bears" obviously missed the point.

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 years ago

That'd be too close to critical race theory

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 56 points 3 years ago

... you, uh, new here? They never thought interracial friendships should be tolerated. And yes. They've thrown tantrums about it. (see.... the whole civil rights movement era..)

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 41 points 3 years ago

Never in history have conservatives been the good guys. Why would they start now?

[-] Selmafudd@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

There is a bit of truth in that title

Right-wingers don't think

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago

So what you’re saying is right wingers are hateful racists? Huh

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago

This is not a winning strategy.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 3 years ago

It is for Republican primaries, and 222 House general elections.

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago

Wow. That is an insane level of racism if true.

[-] thesprongler@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago

But they will still quote MLK Jr.

[-] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 years ago

While claiming the Democrats are the party of slavery while holding the Confederate flag and holding propaganda associated with being party of slavery.

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

They had a dream, a dream where all children are created sperate, but equal.

[-] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 years ago

My kids best friend in kindergarten was a black kid. Unfortunately they didnt end up on the same school.

Ive seen no black kids around my sons age at his current school

(We live in Denmark. Black population is only 2% or something)

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[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago

So who are my mixed race kids supposed to be friends with?

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[-] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

From the person complaining:

When asked for an example of what was concerning parents, Dungan replied: “A poster that shows ‘All Belong Here’ with racially colored hands. This was an example that was first brought to me early this year.”

She continued: “I think the intention of the poster was good and the parent thought that the intention of the poster was good. However, the unintended consequences of that poster made the first grader feel like ‘why wouldn’t I be accepted here?’ It had a reverse effect on the first grader because it was in the classroom.”

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Not a good argument at all- but she clearly didn't say kids of different races couldn't be friends.

[-] archiotterpup@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago

That's a very surface level reading.

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[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

So the child was uncomfortable because they don't believe people of different color should hold hands?

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[-] eek2121@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

They would hate me.

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

Pre Antebellum Republicans strike again

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