▲ 183 ▼ Liberals love saying "convicted felon Donald Trump" as if that is the worst thing you could possibly be. (hexbear.net) submitted 2 years ago by Moss@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net 144 comments fedilink hide all child comments Of course, they can't say "war criminal Donald Trump" because that would then invite people to call Biden a war criminal too
[+] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago The revolution was bourgeoisie. It wasn't the good kind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamManBad@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I bet you can trace the rise of legalism in the general population to the era when the USA became the military backstop to Western Europe's legacy colonial interests. The US became the very thing it revolted against permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago The US revolution was by no means anti-colonial. It was a bourgeoisie revolution led by land speculators and slave holders who wanted to replace the King's rule with their own, and avoid the rising abolitionist sentiment in Britain. It's hardly surprising that they would end up how they have done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago The revolution was bourgeoisie. It wasn't the good kind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HamManBad@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I bet you can trace the rise of legalism in the general population to the era when the USA became the military backstop to Western Europe's legacy colonial interests. The US became the very thing it revolted against permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago The US revolution was by no means anti-colonial. It was a bourgeoisie revolution led by land speculators and slave holders who wanted to replace the King's rule with their own, and avoid the rising abolitionist sentiment in Britain. It's hardly surprising that they would end up how they have done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago The US revolution was by no means anti-colonial. It was a bourgeoisie revolution led by land speculators and slave holders who wanted to replace the King's rule with their own, and avoid the rising abolitionist sentiment in Britain. It's hardly surprising that they would end up how they have done. permalink fedilink source parent