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An Excellent Sci-Fi Short: A Phone Call to the Past: "The Give and Take"

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Myron Falwell1/13/2019 1:36:56 pm PST

re: #19 Anymouse 🌹

How the ‘Democratic plantation’ became one of conservatives’ favorite slurs (Goes to the Washington Post, more at the link).

The article traces the use of the slur, research showing Republicans using the slur as far back as 1964 (as in the same year as the Civil Rights Act).

Note that Armstrong Williams is not only one of Sinclair Broadcasting’s core RWNJ pundits, he also operates Howard Stirik Broadcasting, a chain of stations that Sinclair manages and programs the vast majority of (the rest carry 24/7 satellite feeds).