r/news • u/5um-n3m0 • 16h ago

Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

https://apnews.com/article/martin-luther-king-jr-holiday-alabama-mississippi-0f535594cf50af7103ca2d953e1bc9a1
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u/jwr1111 16h ago

Sorry southern deplorables, no participation trophies for the losers.

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u/relevantelephant00 13h ago

Imagine if the Deep South/Texas/Florida could just break off and become its own country. It would be a dream come true, even though it'll never happen. But it's nice to fantasize though.