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Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, pictured here with a colleague, famously replied to one of Virginia's requests with: "Why? I mean, we won. We took it. That's makes it our heritage."

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Virginia paid for that flag with slave labor and exploitation. They had dozens made just the same, and it didn't matter to them until they lost it.

Minnesota paid for that flag with blood. We were tasked with getting that flag, and so we did. We have exactly one.

It's our heritage, our history. Virginia's politicians spit on the memory of those Minnesotans every time they ask.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 14 points 1 week ago

MN knows the way.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don’t let the British museum know you have that.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

British person here, when can I have my flag back?

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How’s the weather? Dreadful?

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Today is too early to tell.
Well, yesterday was glorious.
But the last four weeks the weather was constant rain and snow. So, yeah, dreadful.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

That picture makes it seem like those specific Minnesotans are the ones saying “No.” LOL Excellent.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Modena never gave the bucket back, Minnesota is under to obligation to either.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They should burn it at a huge event to send the message that the south will never rise again.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't it a better message to keep it locked up?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Perhaps burn it when civil war 2.0 starts and announce "we'll just take another one"

Viagra: for when your south needs to rise again.

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It never rose.