Message from @Dagbreker
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You know, that phrase... "Oh, you're from *Texas*"... we carry it with pride in South Africa
Those dumb fuckers see a picture of a gun and they piss their pants.
It means my meat is bigger than yours
Yes, I think you absolutely should carry that with pride..."that's right, asshole, I *AM* from SA!"
lmao
true
lol
I wanted to give you another link
cool
I read this for only the first time tonight, when the conversation began long ago.
but it seems to be mostly correct
It could be much stronger, but it still makes a few good points.
I have heard of CATO... can't recall though
same here
I don't know if it's the same CATO that I have in my mind.
but the whole concept of Democracy versus Republic...
>>> *"Most people, including most Americans, would be surprised to learn that the word "democracy" does not appear in the Declaration of Independence (1776) or the Constitution of the United States of America (1789)."*
No, CATO Institute... I know I heard that... it rings in my ears
yeah, that does
I don't recall if CATO Institute is left or right. I'll have to check.
...about "Democracy" not being said
not your link, someone read it to me
The founding fathers of the USA absolutely did *NOT* want the USA to *EVER* become a democracy, because that is mob rule, which is *PRECISELY* what the founding fathers wanted to avoid.
understood (your last statement)
The part I like, "Instead of considering the Founders' documents with our present views, biases and prejudices, he focuses on their essential, original meaning."
Agreed
I am currently doing my own study... It's about the Boers and Afrikaners
People want to group them together
And people today are still angry because of past events
Like I said, I have never put eyes on that document prior to about 1 hour ago, and I quickly skimmed it for content. It does seem to be correct, and I haven't read a mistake yet.
Oh boy, the Boers...
Not today's Boers\
It's all about understanding the context of the past by actually walking around in that time zone
they have many commercials on TV here (or at least they did 4+ years ago) about De Beers diamonds...
I hated those commercials.
Owned by the Oppenheimers
+1
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De Beers was used because of the farmers name who owned the farm