• @mods_are_assholes
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      128 months ago

      See, the joke is that modern conservatives would have supported the British control of the American colonies.

      Which holds significant merit as during the war for independence, the most conservative families were Monarchists which insisted we return to British rule.

      Several of those Monarchist families today make significant parts of the republican leadership.

      • @[email protected]
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        8 months ago

        Someone on that boat most certainly wouldn’t say “just obey the kings laws” or “redcoat lives matter”

        They were literally, at that moment, on the way to fight redcoats and hessians

        • @Madison420
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          138 months ago

          That’s the point boss. These people call themselves patriots and say what is in the word bubbles, the folks in the boat were actual patriots and wouldn’t say that. They’re literally pointing out the cognitive dissonance of what these idiots say and what they believe themselves to be.

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            8 months ago

            But the “Patriots” of today could just directly be portrayed as confederates without any dissonant subcontext. Why sully a cool painting for a meme

            • @Madison420
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              38 months ago

              It’s a bullshit painting based largely on myth and misunderstanding of history. The dudes on that boat were ready to kill Washington and Washington had a simple choice, lead a fight or die by his men’s hands and hope they don’t have the wish to kill him afterwards or that there wouldn’t be enough of them left to matter.

                • @Madison420
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                  18 months ago

                  It doesn’t change the fact that it’s just early propaganda.

        • @mods_are_assholes
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          68 months ago

          I don’t think the person choosing the image for the meme cared, and just wanted a composition of historical founding father significance and enough people for the speech bubbles.

          You are letting your accurate knowledge of history get in the way of appreciating a political shitpost. Consider that.

          • @Baylahoo
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            28 months ago

            Thank you for your comment. Of everything I read, this is the most sane response. It’s a shitpost to send a specific message.