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Excellent read malaise May 2017 #1
It's a very good essay. Lies not stomped will fester. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #2
It's a fundamental mistake to assume that American society was built on "democratic values" Spider Jerusalem May 2017 #3
The Founding Fathers feared democracy because they feared that "the mob" would take their PROPERTY. YoungDemCA May 2017 #4
That was one of the motivations for the Revolution, in fact Spider Jerusalem May 2017 #6
I remember the reaction of the kids at Colonial Williamsburg, as more and more people karynnj May 2017 #24
. . . and what about: marybourg May 2017 #5
Easy. When the wealthy siphon off more and more to fulfill their lust to own as much cstanleytech May 2017 #28
Trump is cautionary tale of all great falls into the dark. gordianot May 2017 #7
Their revisionist history is still strong in the South regarding slavery and the Civil War. GBizzle May 2017 #8
Welcome to DU. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #9
Plain and simple...they were traitors, and what we're dealing with now are traitors. brush May 2017 #11
Welcome to DU. Aristus May 2017 #14
Welcome and thanks blueseas May 2017 #20
Maybe I had a sheltered unbringing.. Mercurian May 2017 #22
Cognitive Dissonance Juliusseizure May 2017 #27
Many of these poor white ancestors fought Duppers May 2017 #30
Human nature doesn't seem to change. dawg May 2017 #10
Samuel Johnson asked much the same question thucythucy May 2017 #12
I finished a paper on Antebellum Southern Paternalism last year. I won't paste it--identity reasons. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #13
Thank you for sharing...a good read. sheshe2 May 2017 #15
Would LOVE to read more of this, I had a sKrong notion that the church had a hand in beliefs that uponit7771 May 2017 #29
a very good read . Thank you luvMIdog May 2017 #16
Yup, the traitorous Confederates are still with us. SunSeeker May 2017 #17
They never stop, do they? sheshe2 May 2017 #18
I don't think so either. SunSeeker May 2017 #19
You are right, they don't want in. sheshe2 May 2017 #21
Atrocities are easier to commit if you demonize people first IronLionZion May 2017 #23
Fakery and flim-flam at every level. Orsino May 2017 #25
Great article. louis-t May 2017 #26
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