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2026-05-14 13:48 UTC
The civil rights movement of the 60s you mean? Those aren’t our ancestors. They are our oldest contemporaries. Some of them are still alive today. Our ancestors are the the 500 years of European settlers that brought genocide and chattel slavery and systematized rape to this land. The people who fought against those things are the ultra minority. John Brown was hung for treason while the Confederate leaders were given statues and their names were given to university buildings and streets.
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@favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 2026-05-14 16:15
No, not just the civil rights movement. You’re again erasing people and oversimplifying the story. You have a bill of rights. The slaveowners were defeated by an army. You have the 14th amendment. Women have the right to vote. There are labor laws and a 40 hour work week. The fascists lost World War 2. We have Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The US has heavily invested in education and research that led to discoveries in science and technology, building a strong economy. Jim Crow laws were abolished. These were all accomplished by people following strong ideals and thinking about the future. Was everyone supporting these things? No. But, enough did that in the end they won out.