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usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

They Do These Stunts for Distraction

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    The NC Supreme Court trying to overturn a Democrat victory, for a second thing.

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      NC has a sordid history with Democracy.

      1898-White supremacists do not like newly elected representative, decide to have a massacre etc.

      As the violence continued, Waddell led a group to the Republican mayor, Silas P. Wright. Waddell forced Wright, the board of aldermen, and the police chief to resign at gunpoint.[17] Waddel’s group included future U.S. Congressman John D. Bellamy and future NC Assemblyman George Rountree.[2] The mob installed a new city council that elected Waddell to take over as mayor by 4 p.m. that day.[28]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_massacre

      1969-White supremacists bring bombs, guns and violence in response to school desegregation (only 15 years after Brown v Board), then they blamed the young black protestors, who would spend a decade in prison before release. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_Ten

      2016-Republican Governor signs bill reducing power of his predecessor. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/16/505872501/north-carolina-governor-signs-law-limiting-power-of-his-successor

      2023-Tricia Cotham-Ran on a progressive platform in very blue seat, changes parties because people were mean to her. https://www.wfae.org/2023-04-04/nc-house-democrat-to-switch-parties-creating-gop-supermajority

      2024-Republican super-majority signs bill taking away power from incoming Democrat Governor, shifts other powers to its favor. https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/g-s1-37837/north-carolina-gop-lawmakers-governor

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        Based on what you listed, it sounds like it’s only NC conservatives that have a lackluster history with democracy.

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