no, it became an oligarchy when the rich felt they were paying too much in taxes, and convinced the poor to fight a war for freedom which is to this day still withheld from the majority
Think globally, act locally. Make your local MAGA assholes very uncomfortable. Stay in their space and keep asking the essential questions. The health of the tree starts at the roots.
And religious freedom (free Palestine), and escaping persecution (migrant refugees). The more you look at our history the more ??? the current political state is really
Yes, and there’s so much written about that time period, by highly educated people, that’s it’s darn near impossible to misunderstand the motives, pitfalls and obstacles they saw their way through while doing it all, yet here we are again, as if no one alive has read the manual they left.
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Depends on how you look at it. At that point "free" was was for white land-owning men only. The struggle to make it for everybody continues, and right now it's in a horrifying backswing.
That really depends. It became the land of the free for a very small group of rich landowning white men. The rest of the population at the time may have had a different opinion on things.
we beat the king, we beat the nazi pukes, and now, have to do it all over again, but this time the wannabe king is an imbecile, and the nazi pukes can't make it up a flight of stairs, and find walking & chewing gum at the same time to be problematic
Yea, and annihilating an entire indigenous people. Worshiped people like JP Morgan, JD Rockefeller, and Ford. Oh wait. It's just business as usual. The world has always been run by the ultra rich. Isn't it time we try something different??
But apparently not by resisting the transparent self-seeking intentions of a career criminal conman and a rabid ketamine-fueled racist import from South Africa!
That was what I was taught in public school, back in the day. But, now that you mention it, I'm not see much of that "home of the brave" stuff from Republicans serving in congress these days.
What current Republican could be called ‘BRAVE’?
They are all to afraid to stand up to tRump for fear of retribution. They need the MAGAT cult to keep believing that they are serving their country and America will be great again.
They are all delusional.
No, they did that by slaughtering 100M indigenous people and then lying about it… After they enslaved 28 million Africans and lied about it… After they imported a shit ton of Chinese to build the railroad systems and then segregated and excluded them…
A fascist regime is currently governing the USA. It took a month to put American democracy in shambles. Now, the orange rapist is naming generals that will insure that any future protest will be dealt with extreme force.
That’s why I believe the protest needs to be a silent protest. We don’t buy their stuff. We hurt their wallets. This is a class war. They can’t be rich without us.
uh, noooooo, it was soul-crushing taxes that fucking tore EVERYONE apart at all levels.
if you want to know what grievances Britain committed, look no further than the Bill of Rights aka first ten commandments and I do mean all ten, including the tenth.
That’s the “official narrative” but I think it was a move to avoid paying dividends to the king who invested in their businesses in the new world and convinced the poor working class that it was about “freedoms” and that they should die for the sake of the new American oligarchy. Sounds familiar
Actually, Tyranny has been woven into the fabric of America since its founding. A large part of the reason they went to war was bc England was considering outlawing slavery in the colonies. Bottom line: the founders wanted to dictate their own form of tyranny and that mindset carries on today.
Sure 250 years ago. But now it is the land of billionaire oligarchs and I am the king, who is no more than a Nazi fascist. But that’s OK as long as the filthy rich keep making money and they will under his reign. Just as in pre-war Germany when industrialists did so going to bed with Hitler.
No. In fact the rebels used their own tyranny to win. The colonies were divided between loyalists & rebels. The rebels used intimidation like using tar & feather to win. The US that emerged was not “free”. A small aristocracy ruled each colony. It would take many years for democracy to come.
William III was mentally ill at the time.
Mental health affects everyone, not just the original person.
That's what is in the WH now. Mentally ill folks that should not very there.
No, we became the land of the free by dumping tea the Brits drink salty tea in Boston Harbor, then we had Paul Revere embarrass the Brits by spying on them then humilate them by loudly shouting that the British are cumming.
T-yranny? What's that? Some type of dinosaur? This ain't Jurrasic Park.
The “king” thing seems to have died down a bit. I think Stephen Miller reminded Chimp that one of the greatest families in the U.S. was named King. It will now be Czar or Führer, or perhaps Emperor.
It’s a fascinating look into American arrogance:
They haven’t had to fight since the 60’s/70’s. Russia has been on a campaign to destroy the US since 1950.
Reagan instituted the dismantling of the middle class in favor of the all mighty $. Americans have been dumbed down by technology and internet.
*free for elite, white, evangelical, straight, privileged, men.
The American melting pot has never actually been free. We have been marginalized and held down for all of the history of this country. This moment is just the next bloody chapter.
I actually think the issue is not Trump's king statement. He is too old and will soon be fully senile. The issue is more about Vance, Musk, Thiel and whoever else bought into Cutis Yarvin's nation vision. It's a modern version of feudalism with Lords replaced by CEOs.
Yeah, maybe if you petition King Charles he'll let you back in, it would be a step up from the Chump, a very small one, but, at least in the right direction...
Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the health, safety and well-being of our country and the people. Especially to us working class and poor people. Trump does not give a damn about us. Trump only cares about himself and his greedy despicable wealthy friends. Disgraceful! Sickening...🤮
I was taught one of the main things the founding fathers had in their heads while writing the constitution was "How do we make sure we never have another king"
Sadly it was a bit of a propaganda ploy. It’s only ever been the land of the free for straight white male property owners. The rest of us are still fighting.
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Looks like history is extremely close to repeating itself.
The rich just don't fucking learn.
History’s a-comin’ for Neon Pig and the Megalomaniac Kid…👍
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freedumb! ~~~>freedoom!
injustice for awe. 🫢
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
THOMAS PAINE who wrote:
*COMMON SENSE*
250 YEARS LATER.
WE HAVE BECOME AMERICON.
(you'd think they've evicted us by now)
They are all to afraid to stand up to tRump for fear of retribution. They need the MAGAT cult to keep believing that they are serving their country and America will be great again.
They are all delusional.
We can overthrow the Neo-king and crush his red-hatted militia.
Even worse he forgets that without that history he would not be a President - although in Trump’s case he is not actually a President, just a clown!
/s
if you want to know what grievances Britain committed, look no further than the Bill of Rights aka first ten commandments and I do mean all ten, including the tenth.
He's not even sure it's against the Constitution to run a third term as King. He's busy erasing, "We the People..."
I don’t think Trump supporters are all that into our history…
Trump : “I love the uneducated” those folks are his base.
Those folks and the billionaires who apparently support him because of his “policies” and because they just don’t have enough money 🙄
Who knew?
Mental health affects everyone, not just the original person.
That's what is in the WH now. Mentally ill folks that should not very there.
George 3rd
I got that screwed up
T-yranny? What's that? Some type of dinosaur? This ain't Jurrasic Park.
And then they joined up with some soon to be Canadians and burned your house down.
They haven’t had to fight since the 60’s/70’s. Russia has been on a campaign to destroy the US since 1950.
Reagan instituted the dismantling of the middle class in favor of the all mighty $. Americans have been dumbed down by technology and internet.
Revolution
"Regicide" has a nice ring to it.
Despite Krasnovs lies.
The American melting pot has never actually been free. We have been marginalized and held down for all of the history of this country. This moment is just the next bloody chapter.
You think he is a king because you don't like him.
Get used to it.
Let's re-ignite the torch of Freedom!
#FockTrump #FuckTheChristoFascists
When do we travel to Washington, DC for a house cleaning and a Second Founding?
I'm past simply removing trump, the right will never stop, now that they have traction . . .
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