• hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      At least Ben Franklin had an abolitionist arc later in life. I don't think the intent of putting a makeshift keffiyeh is to desecrate the statue. The protesters are clearly trying to be respectful and win over "moderates" here!

    • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Not all of them, but most of them did. Shoutout to Thomas Paine for not being morally bankrupt.

      • GriffithDidNothingWrong [comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        The term founding fathers is an unfortunate one. It was a varied group of people with different beliefs and levels of participation. American history always makes it sound like one group of besties who hung out all the time and agreed on everything. I don't think that's what you or dirt were doing but I hear it a lot