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[–] 138 points 2 years ago (6 children)

If John Brown is remembered for one thing it would definitely be his nuanced both sides view of oppression

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  • [–] 75 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    He was also a friend to his Native neighbors and a fond reader of Napoleon and Oliver Cromwell histories. Even setting aside his armed rebellion and Bleeding Kansas, the guy was never much of a pacifist and hardly one to shy away from extremism or his belief in the righteousness of working people.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Oliver Cromwell shouldn't have stopped at Berlin

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