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2. The same mentality that probihited teaching black slaves to read and write

Sat Nov 19, 2022, 10:01 AM

Nov 2022

Knowledge is power, and controlling thought processes is key to authoritarianism.

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Authoritarians fear books and THEY should. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #1

Precisely why tfg said "I love ghe uneducated." 🤬 SheltieLover Nov 2022 #3

Wearing mask or hood, they are cowards. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #4

Fascists skirmishing with communists in the streets Azathoth Nov 2022 #5