Gouverneur von Virginia beendet Steuererleichterungen für konföderierte Gruppen

I’m sorry, why exactly were we giving tax breaks to groups celebrating literal traitors to the United States in the first place? The fact that it took until 2026 to put an end to this is absolutely insane.

It is kind of amazing that in 2026 we are still debating tax breaks for groups that exist to promote dead traitors who fought for the cause of owning humans as property.

Confederates were truly some of the worst people in history. 

„America“ means different things to different people.

Conservatives will tell you non-fash „hate America“ because they want equality for nonwhite people, women, LGBTQ people, poor people, people with disabilities, and [atheists | Muslims | Jews | Hindus | Buddhists | *woke* Christians | etc].

For them, „America“ doesn’t mean freedom (for everyone) and equality or democracy and the Constitution. For conservatives, „America“ means a violently enforced caste system. Their fabled „golden age“ is the Jim Crow America of racial segregation, thousands of lynchings, violence against Jews and LGBTQ people, and strict limits on the freedoms of women.

So for conservatives, the brutal and bloody Confederacy looks a lot more like „America“ than any diverse and productive modern American city.

Now do churches

unfathomable that this is even a thing

this is one of those headlines where I read it twice like “wait did I process that right…” 😭 and then I just know the comments are gonna be a mix of people arguing, explaining, and me just quietly scrolling trying to piece together what everyone’s even talking about lol

Better 160 years late than never, I guess.

Do houses of worship next

Took 161 years!, Slaver supporters do not need tax break! Confederacy was exploitation and human trafficking idea wrapped in veneer with fake rights!

Good. Fuck them traitors.

Since MAGA loves saying these people were Democrats, I’m sure they will all support this move!

Why were traitors getting fucking tax breaks to begin with??

And white people have the nerve to say they’re oppressed??

Omg, this was a thing?! Why was this allowed?

There’s a direct through line from the sabotage of reconstruction to all of this “conservative” BS. MAGA conservatives represent the worst of us.