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Virginia House votes to end Confederate tax breaks, license plates (richmond.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 100 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 children)

“Removal of citizens' right to have (the license plates) is deliberate discrimination by the government and the state of Virginia … only hatred and discrimination by the Commonwealth causes a committee vote to remove them,” Edward Willis, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, told the panel.

So according to this racist asshole removing the traitor's flag, which is a genuine symbol of hatred and discrimination from a government license plate IS hatred and discrimination.

These people are unbelievable.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 hours ago

They speak in bad faith. They’re just racists who are too coward to admit that they’re racist and feign outrage to justify being racist.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 hours ago

Why do you hate good god-fearing hateful bigot racists?

Well....

[–] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 37 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I bet you anything he’d figure out right quick why it isn’t discrimination if folks wanted to put the progress pride flag on their license plates.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 28 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I'd take that bet. It's only discrimination if the state doesn't do what Willis wants.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 16 hours ago

These people are unbelievable.

Insert Satre quote about anti-semites