Post #2744766
2026-05-21 18:25 UTC
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
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@Egriaga@lemmy.ml 2026-05-21 18:28
Back in the day slavery wasn’t thought as good like it was in the middle 19th century it was thought as a necessary evil since the economy of the south would collapse without it. Sadly many southerners began to see slavery more positively over the next few decades.
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@BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 2026-05-21 19:58
Every time liberals try to define “authoritarian” they just end up at