11-29-2012, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ilnjscb
Nice job quoting that almost word for word - lets also not forget that at the time, the so called "rich white men" had counterparts that were asian and african who were just as rich if not richer, just as slave owning, and didn't give a damn about anyone's vote, would torture you and cut your head off on a whim, lived in palaces, and ruled with an iron fist. Aren't you glad you lucked out and got the rich white men who thought it was nice to let you vote, and voluntarily surrendered power? Of course you are!
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So? Being Less Wrong still does not make them right. So much of what we have today is due to th foundation they laid. But they were not Saints, and much of what they believed was very wrong in regards to Gender and Race.
P.S. I am a rich white man. My family openly opposed slavery and actively participated in the Underground Railroad.
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