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14. Yeah, imagine if black people had not been granted full, equal rights in 1776.

Mon May 6, 2013, 03:30 PM

May 2013

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That would have sucked.

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What if the Teabaggers were around back in 1776… [View all] MrScorpio May 2013 OP

They were around in 1776. They were called "Royalists". (nt) jeff47 May 2013 #1

Yep, or "Loyalists" magellan May 2013 #3

Ben Franklin's son was a loyalist governor ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #5

A bastard son in more ways than one magellan May 2013 #8

For the French, some brits (especially ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #11

In 1776 the right to vote, thus full citizenship, was restricted to kona808 May 2013 #4

Yep. And the teabaggers want to take "their" country back to that era. nt HooptieWagon May 2013 #6

In a comical sense, Newest Reality May 2013 #7

The Boston Tea Party *was* a debacle in its original intent. ieoeja May 2013 #15

slave owners johnsolaris May 2013 #12

They'd have supported England. Arkana May 2013 #13

They were, it's why slavery stayed legal and women Warpy May 2013 #16

They'd be Torybaggers JHB May 2013 #17