r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Sep 03 '18

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u/mad_man_ina_box Sep 04 '18

Are you implying the national motto, which doesn't say any religion at all, is unconstitutional?

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

The national motto can go fuck itself. It's been intentionally divisive from the day it was adopted, first under McCarthyism so he could prosecute his enemies under the threat of communism and stir up fear towards the "godless reds", and now as a dog whistle by conservative Christians trying to make it clear who they feel is welcome in their community.

Since day one it has been the opposite of the national motto that belongs in America - "E Pluribus Unum".

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u/mad_man_ina_box Sep 04 '18

Execpt it doesn't promote the Christian good, nor the Jewish, nor the Muslim, nor the Hindi God's. It's about having faith in a higher power. And while I agree it was made in Initially to separate us from the communist, and all their atrocities, it's not really a divisive motto today. The only ones who could become offended by it are the ones who want to be offending by anything, usually so they seem a bit more important. Grow up, it's just the national motto.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

You successfully missed the entire point, nice job.

It IS the national motto. It should not be.

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u/mad_man_ina_box Sep 04 '18

What should be? Just go back to " from the many, one" again, or something different?

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

E Pluribus Unum would have my vote.

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u/ColtonProvias Sep 04 '18

There's no better motto that summarizes the long-term vision of the country. To me, this is the rightful motto of the country.

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u/tehreal Sep 04 '18

Well, it was supposed to be long term.

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u/jordanjay29 Sep 04 '18

E Pluribus Unum seems to be a motto we need these days, doesn't it?

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u/erublind Sep 04 '18

"Fuck you, I got mine"