"Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down." Frederick Douglass

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[–]EndlessSunflowers 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Frederick Douglass statue was torn down over the weekend.
I guess this is what we get for dumbing down u.s. society for a few generations.

[–]wrongthink 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

This is a complete disgrace. Attacking Grant and Lincoln was bad enough, but going after Douglass is just despicable.

[–]jamesK_3rd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's all part of the plan

[–]screwballeclipsed 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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