Nathan Bedford Forrest traded slaves and massacred union soldiers. And some Tennessee lawmakers say he deserves a place of honor in the capitol. TN state representative London Lamar weighs in. Aired on 03/19/2021.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if he received reparations for his lost wages after he had to free his slaves.
@Joel Long He had them in the first place – doesn’t matter WHEN he freed them.
@Nymeria723 you talking about Union General Grant?
@Joel Long Forrest. Was Grant a slave trader too?
@Nymeria723 No way! You can’t drink all day and still have a job.
In fact MANY slave holders did in deed receive REPARATIONS from the united states government for the loss of their so called property (black people) freed during after the civil war funny enough( not funny at ALL) those same black people were promised 40 acres & a mule after the conflict so as to work their own land to achieve self sufficiency……. Still waiting!
They should also remove the monument to him that sits right beside interstate
Unfortunately, that artistic abortion is privately owned on private property. The pink paint that was thrown on it a few years ago is an improvement, but I wish lasers would melt it from space.
Riddle it with bullets that you guys seem to love so much. I don’t mean you Kurt.
@karine dickau it deserves a fate more befitting. Melt it down and make it into a urinal
@Stephen Hawking’s Football Boots Youtuber Styro Pyro has lasers that could melt that thing from of the highway…
@Stephen Hawking’s Football Boots Maybe we can barrow MTGs Jewish space laser.
Imagine that, Republicans move the goalposts when they don’t win fare and square.
@Darren Engels excellent reply and full of truth
@John DiGiacomo another truth spoken
@KOP 786 really I missed that, farm it . Anyone notice the guy hasn’t replied to anyone in a bit, can’t think of anything to say I guess.
@Deborah Szczesniak i suppose you missed Sidney Powell saying ‘No reasonable person would believe the statements she was making about the elections’ the trumpturds will go into legend for the there levels of stupidity!!
@Trump Fan Network 2 Ask Sidney Powell you legal advisors to translate
You can not really be a pro-USA Citizen, if you idolize the Confederacy.
@Howard Moon yet all the Democrats voted for Biden forget he fought against intergration of the schools and Trump is the racist??
@Lift More
Your confusing two separate issues*.
The issue is the Confederate Insurrection against the US.
Not who did or didn’t own slaves nor who was pro-slavery or who was anti-slavery.
Understand?
* though both issues overlap w/Cancel Culture. One is a Moral/Human Rights issue [slavery] & one is an Insurrection/Sedition issue [political].
Maybe you’re incapable of identifying the difference because, contrary to many post here, the fake Confederate Flag is indeed a symbol of racism in the US.
The original statement is clearly one of a political nature.
@Daniel Hempel
Remember*… that’s was in the 19th Century; it’s now the 21st Century!
LOL
* things change.
@Daniel Hempel Who said what now?
@Daniel Hempel Hmm? What’s going on?
After this, no one can claim the Republican Party isn’t a racist party.
@hellmann9655 TRUE that ..KKK
They are all racist
@RED Mercury Yes they are democrats are the real racist so true dude .not to mention child trafficking..and his son Hunter leaving gun’s in trash after crack binge..did he shoot his dealer’s.. yea proper sick crime’s against humanity..😲👍
@hellmann9655, lies _”Robert Byrd dude. Honored by Bill Clinton at his funeral, former KKK grand wizard.”_
Why lie when it’s this easy to demonstrate that you’re lying?
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-robert-byrd-photo-grand-wiz-idUSKBN23O2K1
loki 1 didn’t didn’t his laptop get lost when it was being mailed to Fox News?
She has to walk past a clansman who didn’t have anything to do with governance. He never served in the U.S. government.
@Nymeria723 👍let em know.
@Joel Long he was a grand wizard genius.
@Nymeria723 the hate with this one is strong. Hope you have a great day.
Wow she’s beautiful too
@Black Bart Simpson she is beautiful!
The bust should definitely be moved.
And the history needs to be taught accurately. About every thing that happened in our history.
We’re you there? No? Then stfu
@Eleram Sinoutt You certainly weren’t there.
@Neil Pemberton I didn’t comment first ya silly goose
@Eleram Sinoutt So?
@Neil Pemberton that’s your response… Ran outta juice lol
That traitor statue wouldn’t stand up very well to a blow torch or angle grinder.
London Lamar is a great woman. Her constituents are lucky to have her.
@J K Sh is articulate and compassionate. She has good priorities.
Part of me was thinking that it’s a great irony, in a way for Nathan Bedford Forrest. His bust overlooks black representatives coming to the State capital, something he would never have dreamed would have ever been possible, I’d hazard a guess at him hoping it would never happen. He’d be turning in his grave, you could say.
Don’t get me wrong, they should remove it and put it in a museum, however there is a slight ironic positive to it, in a weird way.
@Fozzy Bear Examples, please?
@J K If you can’t see this, then you will never see this.
@Fozzy Bear Still waiting on evidence on why she’s so wonderful.
And those same republicans be like “ but I’m not racist “ lol 😂
Kinda like certain Democrats saying ” I did not touch that girl/woman”
Republicans en masse defending Grand Wizards, Proud Boys’ and all sorts of white supremacists/nationalists = … Cuomo?
@Peoplelie Freethemen you’re trying to say there’s only 1 race. Which is the human race
@Imaginary Person nice try. As if Republicans aren’t doing the same lol stfu clown
@Navon Myhand lol Republicans trying to point towards bad Democrats doesn’t change the fact that Republicans SPECIFICALLY are by and large racists bigots lol. You’re a clown
And they say with a straight face and conviction “we the farthest thing from racist.” ⚡️⚡️☄️
Hello Empress
How are you doing? Hope you and your family are safe
So what are you then for judging a group of people by the actions of a few?
@Imaginary Person these people were elected by the entire party you dingus
In case anyone is still in doubt what and who the GOP represent, they just showed you… again.
@Jason weitzel and let’s be honest, Democratic politicians guarantee African American voters just because they win 85-90%. Your hostaging your own voters so they won’t think freely, just like you guys did when you did the poll tax, adopt Jim Crow laws and lynchings of African Americans. Democrats are hypocrites of their own word and aren’t prioritizing their own matters. The African Americans who vote democrat should form their own party so they could teach those Democrats how powerful they are to the party and force them to concede.
@Chris Wilmott that would only help the even worse republicans
@Chris Wilmott meanwhile, Republicans are doing everything they can to make it harder to vote across the country. Smh
@Jason weitzel oh shut up, I want to prove a point. Let them form their own party so they learn.
@avegoodtime And Democrats would hijack the cities and suburbs if those laws still exist.
I propose for this bust to be sent to Mar O Lago. There is someone there who would be happy to display it.
And tell Trump it’s Robert E Lee
He can hug it , and kiss it ,and tell all his big boy problems too ol’ uncle Kentucky Fried Chicken pappy.
@Velvet Thunder spot on 👌
Republicans -‘The kkk were Democratics ‘
Democrats-‘can we take down kkk statues ‘
Republican-‘ThAtZ oUr hIzToRy’
history of being a loser 🤣🤣🤣
I’m stealing this. That was brilliant
“…I have to walk past a Klansman every time I go into the peoples house….”
Does anything more need to be said?
Because “birds of a feather flock together” that’s why.
I’ve lived in TN my whole life and racism is alive and well in places.
As someone who loved in the Middle East, anti-Christian racism is alive and well too. don’t be fooled into thinking that all racism in the world is by white people only. Lookup the case of the black guy who was refused treatment and died in China last year because of his skin color. The liberal US media is obsessed with showing that all racism is by white people only and that every other country, ethnic group and religion is superior and promotes peace when it can’t be further from the truth in this day and age. We’re not pre-1865 anymore and haven’t been for literally centuries.
Anyone who fought for the Confederacy was no hero.
Americans have unfinished business to attend to. De-confederazation of america.
“Each Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his uncle Sam”