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Related: About this forumSwastikas in Lincoln
Some idiots painted swastikas on a WWII memorial in Lincoln. First there were the yahoos driving around with rebel flags on their pickups, now this.
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Swastikas in Lincoln (Original Post)
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Sep 2017
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virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)1. so, it is clear what side they were on during WWII
GeorgeGist
(25,477 posts)2. Interesting ...
Prior to the vote to remove the capital city from Omaha, a last ditch effort by Omaha Senator J. N. H. Patrick attempted to derail the move by having the future capital city named after recently assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Many of the people south of the Platte River had been sympathetic to the Confederate cause in the recently concluded Civil War. It was assumed that senators south of the river would not vote to pass the measure if the future capital was named after the former president.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lincoln,_Nebraska
Midnight Writer
(23,435 posts)3. Fortunately they didn't disrespect the flag. That would be an outrage.