Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social

"we hold these truths to be self-evident" is unfortunately undermined by 250 years of other wes.

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Drew @evilrobotdrew.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:38 UTC

"we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" - except the ones I own, and my buddies own, and the native Americans on land my buddies want, etc.

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The Air Whisperer @pneumofoils.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 18:04 UTC

Kinda. But 'WE hold' acknowledges that others may not feel the same way. The statement is a Credo - offered in the spirit that you may sign up to be part of 'our union' if you see its tenets as beneficial. Less than a Century later, some members sought to break away, rejecting the belief...

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