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orthoclad

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24. I'm not disagreeing, I always like to

Reply to misanthrope (Reply #23)

Sun May 24, 2026, 10:31 PM

May 24

say something to this effect. The shooting stopped, but the South won the peace when that compromise election killed Reconstruction. We were making good progress to a post-slavery world until then.

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‪Mueller, She Wrote‬: A gentle reminder [View all] sheshe2 May 24 OP

K&R brer cat May 24 #1

Thank you. sheshe2 May 24 #3

... SheltieLover May 24 #2

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote May 24 #4

"Adolph Hitler and his regime consciously drew on U.S. actions MorbidButterflyTat May 24 #5

Including southern states racist laws DemocracyForever May 24 #7

Allison Gill was a sexual assault victim while in the military. lapucelle May 24 #6

I did not know this about Allison Gill. sheshe2 May 24 #8

Thank you so much for this most important OP. niyad May 24 #9

Henry Ford was besties orthoclad May 24 #21

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote May 24 #10

So true BeneteauBum May 24 #11

Hitler's greatest genocide was against the Slavs orthoclad May 24 #12

Thank you so much for the history, orthoclad. sheshe2 May 24 #13

What is scary is how much our history orthoclad May 24 #14

It is frightening. sheshe2 May 24 #16

Isabel Wilkerson covered this in her book "Caste" misanthrope May 24 #18

The Civil War never ended- orthoclad May 24 #19

Maybe I should have said the formal end of the war misanthrope May 24 #23

I'm not disagreeing, I always like to orthoclad May 24 #24

Oh, I am aware we are on the same page there misanthrope Monday #32

more parallels orthoclad May 24 #20

💔💙 ☮️ Cha May 24 #15

Thank you, Cha. ☮️🪷 sheshe2 May 24 #17

Mahalo, she☮️💙 Cha May 24 #22

Where Have All the Flowers Gone sheshe2 May 24 #25

Many have learned, but those in Cha May 24 #28

One of my favorites groups when I was so much younger than today. sheshe2 Monday #29

I've read that, too. It was a WMD Cha Monday #30

Lucky you! sheshe2 Monday #31

Thank you, interesting! betsuni May 24 #26

Thank you, betsuni. 💙 sheshe2 May 24 #27

I can't help but see this: relogic Monday #33

our veterans cemetery is a beautiful place. restored the 1870's soldier's home + now has vet apartments. pansypoo53219 Monday #34