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Fatemah2774

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5. How ironic

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 08:16 AM

Nov 2018

When shown an example of American Exceptionalism they cry Marxists! Libturds! Socialism! And when told this is from George Washington or any of the myriad Founding Fathers they know or should know, they decry, fake news! and Alex Jones is legitimate.

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George Washington and his Letter to the Jews of Newport [View all] elleng Nov 2018 OP

George, where are you when we need you? calimary Nov 2018 #1

As for the current occupant at 1600 DFW Nov 2018 #2

Thanks for posting this great reminder of American history and one of the primary concepts ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #3

Still makes me cry years after I first read it catrose Nov 2018 #4

How ironic Fatemah2774 Nov 2018 #5

I'm Jewish. George Washington believed in slavery. Never forget. mucifer Nov 2018 #6

A very valid point Sherman A1 Nov 2018 #7

If he did to us what he did to Africans would we consider "a product of their times" mucifer Nov 2018 #9

Are we judging him by the standards of today or of the times in which he lived. Sherman A1 Nov 2018 #10

A fascinating take on this subject... druidity33 Nov 2018 #8

Unlike Trump's Nazis marching in Charlottesville yelling out their hatred and threats to Jews. keithbvadu2 Nov 2018 #11