This post actually isn't about Trump, but it is politically related.
I'm seeing red over Karl Oliver, a state rep for MS. A little background, over the last few weeks, NOLA has taken down four Confederate monuments. The last one, and most prominent one, came down last Friday. I copied an article that includes a hateful FB post from Oliver:
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A Mississippi lawmaker posted online that he thinks Louisiana leaders should be lynched following the removal of four Confederate monuments. Karl Oliver, R-Winona, is a state representative.
On May 20, the day after the Robert E. Lee statue was removed in New Orleans, he posted the following on his Facebook page, along with a picture of the statue:
"The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific. If the, and I use the term extremely loosely, 'leadership' of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED! Let it be known, I will do all in my power to prevent this from happening in our State."
Mississippi's governor has denounced the representative's comments.
"Rep. Oliver's language is unacceptable and has no place in civil discourse," Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant told The Clarion-Ledger.
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Really. Really?!? Calling for people be killed. Because a few old monuments were taken down. Controversy aside. To an extent, cities can take down and put up whatever monuments/statues they want. It happens ALL the time, without a hue or cry.
And to correct some points in his tirade.
- Nobody is burning books in NOLA. Or anywhere else in the U.S.A. (that I know of). So, stop with your blatant falsehood and major exaggeration.
- The decision to take these monuments down was long drawn out, many years process. The public had ample opportunity to weigh in on their opinion. There were appeals filed and heard on the issue. Not what I call "Nazi-ish".
- And, finally Rep. Oliver, if you actually bothered to come on down and chit chat with the good people of this city. Instead of blasting away on your computer from a state away, in regards to something that is none of your business. You'd find the majority of citizens, including myself, were overall glad to see these statues glorifying the fight FOR slavery, finally taken down.
Yes, color me "shocked" you will do everything in your power to prevent this from happening in your state. Because Mississippi has always been known for their fight against racial inequality/"really heavy sarcasm".