::: spoiler Alt Text A two-panel image macro featuring Philomena Cunk (played by Diane Morgan) standing outdoors in a sandy, coastal landscape with sparse green bushes and old train tracks on the left. She has auburn hair with bangs, pulled back, and is wearing a light blue button-down shirt under a dark vest and a brown plaid blazer.
Top Panel: She looks directly forward with a neutral expression. White text at the bottom reads: "With its cowboys and guns and steam train rides. America became known as the land of the free,"
Bottom Panel: Her mouth is slightly open mid-speech, maintaining a serious expression. White text at the bottom reads: "which must have come as a surprise to all the slaves." :::
2 Comments
nucleative@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 54d
The concept that all humans are created equal took a while to sort out. Then, moving the goalpost, what exactly defines a human is still in debate
D1re_W0lf@piefed.social · 3 pts · 53d
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime looked to American racial policies and legal models as inspiration, particularly in the crafting of the Nuremberg Laws. Hitler himself praised the United States in his manifesto Mein Kampf for its racist immigration and nationality policies, and Nazi lawyers explicitly referenced American race law as a precedent for their own legislation. And the world is surprised with what regarding Trump exactly?
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