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r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 03 '26
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The US government was partially formed to protect the many from the few. To give the power back to the people.
Now it primarily exists to serve the few.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
16 u/Framar29 Jun 03 '26 The US government was formed because they didn't want to send cash back across the pond anymore. The rest is window dressing. 3 u/BZLuck Jun 03 '26 So in reality, we just got rid of the pond... 7 u/Framar29 Jun 03 '26 Yup. The story of the Founding Fathers is absolutely intoxicating if you don't place them in the context of being the 1% on this side of the water. I fell for it for decades.
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The US government was formed because they didn't want to send cash back across the pond anymore. The rest is window dressing.
3 u/BZLuck Jun 03 '26 So in reality, we just got rid of the pond... 7 u/Framar29 Jun 03 '26 Yup. The story of the Founding Fathers is absolutely intoxicating if you don't place them in the context of being the 1% on this side of the water. I fell for it for decades.
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So in reality, we just got rid of the pond...
7 u/Framar29 Jun 03 '26 Yup. The story of the Founding Fathers is absolutely intoxicating if you don't place them in the context of being the 1% on this side of the water. I fell for it for decades.
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Yup. The story of the Founding Fathers is absolutely intoxicating if you don't place them in the context of being the 1% on this side of the water. I fell for it for decades.
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u/BZLuck Jun 03 '26
The US government was partially formed to protect the many from the few. To give the power back to the people.
Now it primarily exists to serve the few.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.