BREAKING: Virginia just now passed legislation ending tax breaks for white supremacist Confederate groups—even though the Civil War ended 161 years ago.
But remember, reparations for Black people are unrealistic, unfair, and unwarranted—after all the Civil War ended 161 years ago.
Tax breaks for white supremacist terrorists who enslaved Black people are great, but reparations to Black people harmed by enslavement are bad.
This is what systemic white supremacy in 2026 America looks like.
@anselmschueler @QasimRashid This is new law--it just revokes the tax exempt status of several named groups.
@maccruiskeen @anselmschueler @QasimRashid
I fail to see how this bill is white supremacy at work. Isn't it actually addressing part of the problem? Or are we saying it's white supremacy because it's not demanding 161 years of back taxes?
@tshirtman @maccruiskeen @anselmschueler @QasimRashid
Okay, I can see that. I was really confused at my first ready of the OP
The named groups are, explicitly, formed for the advancement of white supremacy and the propaganda thereof. Good they no longer are exempt from taxation since such a mission is obviously against the public good.
Clearly there are persons in the US for whom it is not obvious, sadly
The response from the GOP is...well...interesting.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5831524-virginia-confederacy-tax-bill/
Oh thank you!
The Daughters of the Confederacy messed with the teaching of history for long enough.
"Lost Cause" disinformation ended.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/us/virginia-tax-breaks-confederate.html
https://archive.is/W3s8R
This was never "support for heritage", it was taxpayer-funded propaganda for bigots.
Youngkin was buying votes from racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/virginia-confederate-heritage-group-tax-youngkin.html
@Npars01 @anselmschueler @QasimRashid I can't help but imagine the membership of groups like "The Daughters of the Confederacy" consisting of doddering old grandmothers saying "The south will rise again." Like in an old TV series (only saw short segments when walking by a TV, so my impression of it may be out of context).
@bzdev @anselmschueler @QasimRashid
Excellent books:
"How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America"
by Heather Cox Richardson
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/17/968638759/sum-of-us-examines-the-hidden-cost-of-racism-for-everyone
"The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together"
by Heather McGhee
The Daughters of the Confederacy have been a covert agent of anti-democracy for too long.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
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