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This shirt references the concept of the "day of the rope" a day in the white supremacists book the Turner Diary

In the book race traders, professors, journalist and others who had stood against the "master race" are hung in large numbers from street lights on that day
Here is the passage referenced
The book is a favorite of anti-government milita types and white supremacists, the Oklahoma City bombers cited it as a source of inspiration and hoped by mirroring a attack against the government like in the book they could trigger a race war like in the book
This shirt is akin to wearing an ISIS flag, those who follow this philosophy have killed 100s of Americans, they deserve no benefit of the doubt
Just last week a women was arrested in Florida for producing pipe bombs and notice the books in the police report
Last year there were also calls for a "Day of the Brick" referencing Day of the Rope and calling for attacks against journalist

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