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[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Maybe he would have... but the question is, would he enslave you (referring to the man with the hat and the gun)? Or would he rule more fairly?

And in our lifetime, we saw a Black president, and while he made mistakes, same as any of them, he's more fondly remembered than many of his contemporaries.

[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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