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Ceci Pipe's avatar

That would imply America teaches history and doesn't just see education as a way of fulfilling employers responsibilities for creating a job ready workforce. as opposed to the enlightenment and education of it's citizens so as to have a stronger democracy and smarter nation.

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Ceci Pipe's avatar

Now it really does look like a pumpkin on a stick.

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Beaumarchais?'s avatar

But we knew that.

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Ilgattomorte's avatar

My apologies. I wrote her response in later post before I saw this. Yours is better! Nice touch on finding the letter in his pocket. Many kudos.

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Satanic Pancake's avatar

I don't see the downside.

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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

You're reading too much into the Appomattox Court House cease-fire.

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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

The similarity is closer than you think. Southrons didn't resume waving the Stars & Bars until the early 1960s. For some reason.

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Amalga's avatar

Too true. Interesting to me how many Stars and Bars are suddenly flying on pickup trucks here in Western Wasington. Kind of outing themselves I think.

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handyhippie65's avatar

the confederacy were traitors to the usa. anyone who holds any allegiance to it now are as well, and should be treated like the traitors they are. that flag is the flag of a foreign country which we went to war with, and kicked their ass, just like the nazis of another foreign country we were at war with. if we won't allow the swastica to fly on government soil, why would we allow this one.

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fuflans's avatar

i don't think so.

oliver's army is not here to stay.

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Querolous's avatar

Shoulda been cantaloupe on a stick.

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Querolous's avatar

NCO orGTFO

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Querolous's avatar

"squirmish" - what a fabulous portmanteau!

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Querolous's avatar

Educated?

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sarafina's avatar

Family traditions are nice.

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sarafina's avatar

Texas slaves knew, but they were, well, slaves. Until the U.S. Army rode in, wasn't much they could do about it.

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