Comment by notacanuckskibum on 24/01/2025 at 16:03 UTC

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Maybe going back to the 18 th century is the goal. Only white male landowners have rights, war is a good way to gain territory. Seems like that’s the vision.

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Comment by stealthbadger at 24/01/2025 at 17:38 UTC

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If you look at Alito's decisions and some of the things they cite, I think they're going for the 15th century, before the Enlightenment.

Comment by saltwatersylph at 24/01/2025 at 17:10 UTC

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"Manifest destiny" 🤢

Comment by AProperFuckingPirate at 24/01/2025 at 17:12 UTC

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Right, it's hard to tell with these fascists how much is design and how much is incompetence. Like the order that accidentally declared that everyone in the US is female