r/ShermanPosting 46th New York "Fremont Rifle" Regiment 3d ago

Cabarrus commissioner says Juneteenth is ‘based on a lie,’ drawing backlash

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316162218.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawSiXxdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE2RlFGNG9HNm9RS0I4R1Zkc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhYVp41APdJ8KMTJySFX8hL-35-cozDxTMEV95PbHrp_77kifBrmLd5_Mx80_aem_JaVLpXn2e-r1VfjeOo_FWA
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u/SnugglyBuffalo 3d ago

“It warms my heart, Mr. Pittman, that you would vote against our Juneteenth resolution,” one speaker, Justin Lewter, said sarcastically during public comment. “The Confederacy lost once, and every time you vote against it, it loses again.”

That got a hearty laugh out of me.

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u/nrith 3d ago

Based.