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Nikki Haley doesn't cite slavery as cause of the Civil War after question at campaign stop (abcnews.go.com)

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She responded it was about “basically how the government was going to run."

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[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 78 points 6 months ago

Of course she ignores slavery. She's a conservative. Conservatives were responsible for slavery and they are tired of being called out for it. They would bring it back immediately if they weren't actively stopped by progressives.

Nearly every act of racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, antisemitism or other bigotry ever committed on earth has been at the hands of conservatives.

There is no place in a modern culture for conservatism. Teach your children why it is immoral to keep relationships or do business with such people. Marginalize hate by marginalizing those who hate.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 61 points 6 months ago

Former Texan here. Bring up the fact (and it is a fact) that the creation of Texas and its subsequent fight for independence was 100% slavery. Enjoy the fireworks.

[-] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Texas "was received as a commonwealth holding, maintaining and protecting the institution known as negro slavery-- the servitude of the African to the white race within her limits-- a relation that had existed from the first settlement of her wilderness by the white race, and which [Texas] people intended should exist in all future time"

Gee, what a hard question to figure out from historical sources, guess we'll never know what they were thinking...

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago

It is a mystery.

[-] crsu@lemmy.world 46 points 6 months ago

Nimarata Nikki Randhawa doesn't want to use her real name and Rafael Edward Cruz doesn't either.

Some family values. What are they trying to hide from us?

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

She's gone by Nikki forever, and her married name is Haley.

There's a ton of legitimate reasons to criticize her - let's stick with those.

Though honestly I'm probably going to vote in the Republican primaries this round to vote for her over Trump. I'm confident the Dems of the ballot will be people I can live with, so I might as well try to influence the Republican ticket.

Especially because I live in a state that's voting GOP no matter what.

[-] GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

It's not a criticism, it's denoting hypocrisy and we should be highlighting it as much as possible

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

How are nicknames hypocrisy?

You know Biden's first name isn't really Joe, right? And Clinton's first name was William. And Dwight Eisenhower went by "Ike." And Bernie's name is Bernard. And a dude named Edwin walked on the moon while going by "Buzz."

It's fine to have a nickname.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's not having a nickname that is the problem. The problem is using a nickname to sidestep racism that she is perpetuating by affiliating with a racist group.

[-] GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

What a brain dead way to say you don't understand the situation

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

In fairness she’s married to Michael Haley. It was only the right wingers that insisted on calling Obama Barrack Hussein.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

She knows where her racist, lost cause bread is buttered.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's not a lost cause for the candidates. These fuckers can loan their campaigns money at 20% interest legally and just pocket their contributors' cash.

They can also write books and easily make money there too.

It's a cash grab.

[-] DeadHorseX@lemmy.world 39 points 6 months ago

Aside from the obvious racist subtext to her answer, it's pretty shocking how completely incapable she is of stringing a coherent sentence together.

The freedoms and what people could and couldn't do

How old are you??

Also

FREEDOM TO DO WHAT, NIKKI? FREEDOM TO DO WHAT

[-] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

The freedom to have the freedom to tell people about freedom and the freedom you have.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

"Fweedom"

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

with tip-toing like that, i was expecting her to do a pirouette!

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 months ago

She doesn't know. She's a moron.

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Or she does know but wishes to spread willful ignorance for power

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

If Nikki Haley is having a townhall in your area please take the time out of your day to ask her this question. She should be required to answer this everywhere she goes.

[-] buddhabound@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

"Basically how the government was going to be run..." in regards to WHAT, Nikki?!?

[-] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

It's like everyone who tries to defend the Rebellion has never read the CSA Constitution. It's pretty obvious it was about slavery.

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

The worst part is that she seems to be saying that she knows it was about slavery but people now feel like it was about state’s rights so that’s what is important.

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

It was only about slavery, wasn’t it?

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