Final note on the 1852 Frederick Douglass speech: in 1852, slavery seemed to be winning. 1850 saw a new Fugitive Slave Law to appease threats of secession. Democrats, the pro-slave party, were sweeping to such a decisive victory the country was momentarily returned to 1 party.
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But conservative twitter is telling me Frederick Douglas was saying America was the worst country in the world. Thanks for not falling into that and keeping the intricacies of the country and conservatism alive.https://twitter.com/Barnes_Law/status/1147166875895422976 …
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It's not Douglass who is bad, but Kaepernick for selectively quoting him out of context.
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"In thinking of America, I sometimes find myself admiring her bright blue sky — her grand old woods — her fertile fields — her beautiful rivers — her mighty lakes, and star-crowned mountains. But my rapture is soon checked, my joy is soon turned to mourning."
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"When I remember that all is cursed with the infernal actions of slaveholding, robbery and wrong, and that her most fertile fields drink daily of the warm blood of my outraged sisters, I am filled with unutterable loathing." -Frederick Douglass
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@GOP is now the party of@SteveKingIA. Who will the Proud Boys vote for? Who's bumper sticker do Confederate Battle Flag waivers put on the back of their coal-rollers? It turns out that "Deplorables" was too kind a term for the gutter filth that constitutes the party base.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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We've heard all this before. Tell us something new. What's the argument for ideological continuity between opposition to slavery and modern GOP priorities: tax cuts, slashing social spending, restricting immigration, generally opposing expansions of civil liberties.
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You should switch parties, then.
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