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Originally Posted By u/1Rab At 2025-06-10 09:23:37 AM | Source


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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Well fuck that plaque at the statue of liberty, huh?

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We all know that the statue's meaning has never been truly followed. Just had better moments than others.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well that is usually how ideals work

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

I know. It doesn't seem that it was ever truly strove for though. It's also not the most difficult thing to do. Doesn't mean that we can't work to help make it happen.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They already addressed that pesky little thing the first go 'round.

Mr Cuccinelli was pressed later on CNN about his comments, and pushed back on claims he was trying to re-write the poem. He insisted he was answering a question and accused people on the left of "twisting" his comments.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh yes, that's only for Europeans. Actually, at the time they revised the standards further. Only Protestants from Northern and Western Europe. Obviously.The US was pretending to care then, as it pretends to care now.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They can evolve and refine their racism all they want, it's still peak ignorance. I don't get it. I've met so many great people from all over.