r/behindthebastards 16d ago

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u/zbracisz 16d ago

This is what happens if you make peaceful reform impossible.

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u/BizzarduousTask 16d ago

Something something tree of liberty…something…blood of tyrants…

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u/SpoofedFinger 15d ago

I mean, I'd probably reach for "a riot is the language of the unheard" instead.

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u/jdcodring 15d ago

Both work.

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u/SpoofedFinger 15d ago

I guess. Jefferson was a member of the hypocrite ruling class of his day so it seems inappropriate to use him as inspiration for going after his spiritual successors.

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u/jdcodring 15d ago

Oh I don’t disagree that Jefferson was a piece of shit slave master. But even a broken clock is right twice a day. Shitty people can make good points.