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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (11 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, but every significant change in the world started with violence.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Intense violent changes are more suited for writing stories about than gradual non-violent changes. I'm not saying gradual non-violent changes is what US needs right now, but your statement is false and I think you should stop instigating violence in this thread.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

The United States was created by the Revolutionary War.

We live in a country that only exists because of violence. We celebrate and honor this violence every year on July 4 (and on Memorial Day and Veterans Day)

Clearly we as a nation deeply believe in the transformative power of violence. It's literally what it means to be an American.

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