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Long Island fire districts pay $28,000 in fines for displaying Confederate flags (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 3 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social
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[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What the fuck, muh confederate heritage in Long Island?!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You must not be familiar with how traditionally batshit Long Islanders are

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

I am not. I lived in the southeast for years, though, so it's boggling to see the people behind the 'war of northern aggression' waving Confederate flags

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't see anything about how the people responsible for flying a confederate flag were removed from positions of authority, nor that they really learned anything.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 3 points 3 months ago

Do tax payers have to pay that? They surely learned a lot.

[–] praxis_jack@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

I hate it here

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

To all my POC, this is an example of how the whites and their institutions can not be trusted. This is why you must band together, create and/or join mutual aid organizations. Band together, even if there are cultural/ethnic/racial devices between us, because the whites will always come for us or stand aside when their brethren do. This is most important now that we're facing the final stages of a fascist takeover. Be united, be prepared, and stay safe.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I think I saw something about some UPS trucks or FedEx trucks branding confed stickers as well