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minus-squareBassaForte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoThe people who wrote the Constitution had just fought a tyrannical government (the Brits) and wanted to ensure future citizens of the country could do that again, if needed. It wasn’t a case of “lol let’s give them guns and see what happens”.
minus-squareTheOneCurly@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoYes this is a meme community, not a textbook
minus-squareBassaForte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI understand it’s a meme, but I’m not sure I agree with twisting historical events, intentionally or not.
The people who wrote the Constitution had just fought a tyrannical government (the Brits) and wanted to ensure future citizens of the country could do that again, if needed. It wasn’t a case of “lol let’s give them guns and see what happens”.
Yes this is a meme community, not a textbook
I understand it’s a meme, but I’m not sure I agree with twisting historical events, intentionally or not.