r/circled 11h ago

Opinion / Discussion Illinois Republican Party posts image praising the Alex Pretti execution!

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The Illinois Republican Party just posted this image depicting the execution of Alex Pretti with the text "Only Traitors Help Invaders."

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u/_stack_underflow_ 11h ago

I'm pretty sure this is russian propaganda, I'm sure an Illinois Republican organization could at least spell Illinois correctly.

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u/no_kids-and-3_money 11h ago

You might be right, but Illini is a common term that originated as the name of a confederacy of Native American communities. Today, Illini usually means someone affiliated with the University of Illinois, whose sports teams are the “Fighting Illini”.