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Originally Posted by tvbound
Absolutely spot on. With the ultimate irony/hypocrisy being, that many of these same people are vehemently opposed to teaching our children the truth about the ugly parts of our country's history. Starting with the original big lie, that the Founding Fathers truly believed that: "All men are created equal."
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Not a big lie.
First, the intention was that all men are created equal UNDER THE LAW, clearly not all men are equal
Second, at the time, the slaves were not considered "men"
Still, it does not obviate the lack of teaching the "ugly parts"