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6. I agree with the sentiment. But I'm not so sure the Founders were against what we are seeing today.

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

Nov 2020

A lot of those guys, like Thomas Jefferson, talked of freedom and liberty just before they went home and raped and beat their slaves.

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Great. Fucking great. BlueStater Nov 2020 #1

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