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Originally posted by Haunted
Cynicism never hurt anyone, but what America is today is not what Ben Franklin would have wanted at the signing of the Declaration...
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Benjamin Franklin also originally didn't want most European races to be part of America... only British Anglo-Saxons. It later opened up to Nordic and Aryan races, but nothing "swarthy". Franklin only opened up Germans because there were a lot of non_English speaking Germans in his community and he needed their support and allegiance.
So basically the foundation of this country is based on prejudice... which is why I celebrate the 4th of July purely on the merit of fireworks and alcohol.:D