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I do believe the song that this seems to be referencing was actually written as satire.
The US began with slavery.
Then slavery ended (with the prison exemption, but still…)
Only white male land owners had rights.
But eventually all white males had rights.
Then rights were expanded to black men.
Then to women.
Then segregation ended and interracial marriage is legal.
Now same-sex marriage is legal.
Soon we will have trans rights protections.
Don’t give up. We’ve come a long way.
This nation was started by white land owners for white land owners. But it has since evolved. More people have rights than ever before in the history of this country.
Do not give up. We can’t let 200+ years of history go to waste because of two four-year terms of one politician.
This. America used to give so many fewer rights to all.
Yes, there are SERIOUS problems in America that are systemic, but they are fixable. We just need to keep going.
Beautiful comment!
I don’t think you understand.
Most of those 200 years aligns with Trump’s agenda
He’s not the deviation. Historically speaking, Trump is the norm.
That doesn’t mean I’m giving up, but I’m not going to fool myself about the odds of success either.
I think people are uncomfortable with how all the rights of modern America were forced from the hands of privileged white society. “Equality” is a threat from the perspective of the entitled.
Awh, bless your heart.
… Do you disagree with their post?
What rights do trans people not have? I keep hearing about trans rights are human rights yet fail to see what rights i have that a trans person doesn’t?
Well, I just saw a news article today about how Trump was immediately going to kick every trans person out of the military. Also been seeing articles for years now about Republicans trying to ban sexual realignment surgery even for adults. So what more proof do we need that there’s a problem?
The right to exist without constantly having to justify said existence?
Im wasnt aware that that was a right i had. Where am i granted this right?
outside the usa.
The older I get the less I think it was.
It took me years to understand everything I heard or learned about the USA was propaganda, wishful thinking, misdirection, folk lore etc. And even longer to notice nobody understands how it works now.
This land is my land
This land ain’t your land
If you don’t get off
I’ll blow your head off
I’ve got a shotgun
And you ain’t got one
This land was made for me not you
it was taken from others and then divided out to a racist system of governance.
so like, no.
America was stolen for white male land owners and that has failed to change
