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SethH

(170 posts) Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:02 PM Aug 2017

Trump: "we must cherish our history"

My administration is restoring the sacred bonds of loyalty between this nation and its citizens, but our citizens must also restore the bonds of trust and loyalty between one another. We must love each other, respect each other, and cherish our history and our future together. So important. We have to respect each other. Ideally, we have to love each other.

What can cherishing our history have to do with the events at Charlottesville, other than the removal of the Lee statue? I.e., when he says there is blame on "all sides", he means that some of the blame belongs to the people who got the statue removed.

As a tangent, has anyone noted that the "General Lee" in the Dukes of Hazzard was a Dodge Charger?

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Trump: "we must cherish our history" (Original Post) SethH Aug 2017 OP

He doesn't cherish our country so he leads by example. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1

Weird statement- 'cherish our history" -referring to supporting keeping Confederate monuments? wishstar Aug 2017 #2

i don't get that either SethH Aug 2017 #3

Yeah, and "sacred bonds of loyalty" wtf is that? leftstreet Aug 2017 #4

So wrong-headed, but not the least surprising. Boomerproud Aug 2017 #5

How about our history of kicking Nazi ass? Coventina Aug 2017 #6

Robert E Lee statue Johnny2X2X Aug 2017 #7

Dog whistle---"cherish our history" is his nod to their attempts to prevent removal Confed monuments hlthe2b Aug 2017 #8

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)

1. He doesn't cherish our country so he leads by example.

Reply to SethH (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:04 PM

Aug 2017

wishstar

(5,269 posts)

2. Weird statement- 'cherish our history" -referring to supporting keeping Confederate monuments?

Reply to SethH (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:10 PM

Aug 2017

Don't get what the meaning is of his phrase "sacred bonds of loyalty " refers to either, but I'm not up on the alt-right code phrases

SethH

(170 posts)

3. i don't get that either

Reply to wishstar (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:16 PM

Aug 2017

Like you, I don't speak Bannon. I don't understand it at any level. Who broke the bonds, Obama? And how is he restoring them?

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)

4. Yeah, and "sacred bonds of loyalty" wtf is that?

Reply to wishstar (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:19 PM

Aug 2017

This just sounds too creepy to be real

Boomerproud

(7,952 posts)

5. So wrong-headed, but not the least surprising.

Reply to SethH (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:20 PM

Aug 2017

The Trail of Tears
Slavery
Women have few or no legal rights
Japanese internment camps
etc etc etc

Yeah, cherish those Donnie.

Coventina

(27,120 posts)

6. How about our history of kicking Nazi ass?

Reply to SethH (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:20 PM

Aug 2017

That is the history I cherish.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

7. Robert E Lee statue

Reply to SethH (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:23 PM

Aug 2017

Trump is talking about agreeing with the Alt Right and the whole reason they were marching. This was about them marching in support of Robert E Lee's status remaining.

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)

8. Dog whistle---"cherish our history" is his nod to their attempts to prevent removal Confed monuments