Post #2744615
2026-05-21 18:17 UTC
Again it’s a spectrum, and yes it was authoritarian then. One could even make the argument the last time we weren’t authoritarian was in the early days of the republic
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@ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 2026-05-21 18:25
The early days of the republic when the entire economy was based on native genocide and all the work was done by millions of enslaved people weremovedd, tortured and sold like animals? I’m not trying to be Mr Gotcha here, I’m trying to communicate that there is literally no good past we can turn to. It’s always been like this, just lately the mask has come off