RFK Jr condemns the removal of Confederate monuments

[Fort Fun Indiana]

The full context is very different from what most of the media reported.

Lie. No it isn't.

He made the comment because he knew those were his voters holding torches.

Nothing more.

 

[yidnar]

Ask the Romans.

weak ..

 

[rightwinger]

Except for the fact that 40 percent of their population was slaves , the Confederacy was not that bad

 

[JimH52]

What a gutless response.

Typical MAGA BS

 

[JimH52]

Lie. No it isn't.

He made the comment because he knew those were his voters holding torches.

Nothing more.

A significant number of trump supporters identify with NAZIs and white supremacist.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

monuments honoring southern leaders from the Civil War.

Treasonous war criminals from the south who sought to destroy America and defend slavery deserve no monuments.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

A significant number of trump supporters identify with NAZIs and white supremacist.

A significant number of Trump supporters are NAZIs and white supremacist.

 

[konradv]

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has condemned the removal of Confederate statues, saying he had a “visceral reaction against” the destruction of monuments honoring southern leaders from the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee, the top Confederate general, had “extraordinary qualities of leadership” that deserve to be celebrated, Kennedy said Friday in an interview for the Timcast IRL, which is hosted by conservative podcaster Tim Pool.

“There were heroes in the Confederacy who didn’t have slaves,” Kennedy said in response to a question about the monuments. “And, you know, I just, I just have a visceral reaction to this destroying history. I don’t like it. I think we should celebrate who we are. And that, you know, we should celebrate the good qualities of everybody.”

Kennedy condemns the removal of Confederate monuments

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has condemned the removal of Confederate statues.

apnews.com

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Sure, he is making a big play for the southern, white, Republican demographic. But what surprises me is the line - “There were heroes in the Confederacy who didn’t have slaves,” I mean, even in the history of pandering, this is a bit much.

The Confederacy was founded with the explicit goal of preserving and expanding the institution of slavery. Its leaders and soldiers fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy.

This is similar to some guy claiming about the Nazis - "There are some fine people on both sides".

Trying to steal Donny’s voters!

#GOBOBBYGO

 

[JimH52]

Treasonous war criminals from the south who sought to destroy America and defend slavery deserve no monuments.

How many statues of Hitler do the Germans have?

 

[jbander]

MAGA= BIGOT, HATE ,STUPIDITY AND LIES