http://dagblog.com/link/marine-commandant-banishes-confederate-symbols-all-corps-installations-30362 Comments for "Marine commandant banishes Confederate symbols from all Corps installations" en http://dagblog.com/comment/277073#comment-277073 <a id="comment-277073"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/marine-commandant-banishes-confederate-symbols-all-corps-installations-30362">Marine commandant banishes Confederate symbols from all Corps installations</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This is great if it pans out.</p> <p>The SPLC has identified multiple instances of white supremacist activity in the military </p> <p><br /><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/02/11/splc-testifies-congress-alarming-incidents-white-supremacy-military">https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/02/11/splc-testifies-congress-alarming-incidents-white-supremacy-military</a></p> <p> </p> <p>BTW</p> <p>Renaming bases is not a ridiculous idea. Bases should be named for those who fought for the idea of the United States of America.</p> <p>The Lost Cause played a major role in Confederates being honored</p> <p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2019/10/06/army-bases-confederate-names/">https://theintercept.com/2019/10/06/army-bases-confederate-names/</a></p> <p>There are 10 bases named for Confederates </p> <p><a href="https://time.com/3932914/army-bases-confederate/">https://time.com/3932914/army-bases-confederate/</a></p> </div></div></div> Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:32:18 +0000 rmrd0000 comment 277073 at http://dagblog.com