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		malcolmgreaves 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests Then what was the American revolution?

mrguyorama 7 months ago | [–]

A bunch of rich, white, influential businessmen getting a better tax deal.

America hasn't actually come that far.

ModernMech 7 months ago | [–]

It was a fight against tyranny. It destroyed the rule of a king, thereby ushering in democracy and the rule of law.

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