I’m proud to be from the South. …Until I’m reminded how ssstupid people from
the South can be. Could you imagine
going up to a Jewish person and saying, “Hey, the Final Solution wasn’t really
about killing all the Jews; it was about promoting German nationalism and Aryan
solidarity!” Or, “Hey, Gen. Erwin
Rommell may have worked for Hitler, but he wasn’t as bad as Hitler, so it’s
okay to honor some Nazis!” Or, “The Egyptians and Babylonians enslaved
and killed Jews too; why aren’t you condemning them the way you’re condemning
the Nazis?”
Well, that’s the level of ssstupid ya gotta deal with if you’re
a Black person living in the South right now.
Because folks everywhere are trying their BESTS to minimize any
connection between the Confederacy and slavery to justify honoring and upholding
Confederate symbolism and memorabilia.
“It’s about heritage, not hate.”
“It’s about states’ rights, not slavery.”
“It’s about southern pride.”
“Northerners had slaves too.”
…Maybe we’d know Northerners had slaves too if history books
weren’t so busy protecting the “more patriotic” images of America’s
forefathers, but that’s another day’s top---where the HAIL is that green FROG with my LIPTON!!
