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16 minutes ago, PeterRS said:

Clearly not long enough.

it's because definition of man is changing. Constitution's Fathers would be shocked that it includes  Indians , blacks, women,  perhaps even Irish, no that's too much !

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30 minutes ago, vinapu said:

it's because definition of man is changing. Constitution's Fathers would be shocked that it includes  Indians , blacks, women,  perhaps even Irish, no that's too much !

Not wholly accurate, dear @vinapu. Slavery from Africa was introduced to the USA in 1619. A few years earlier, the Pilgrim Fathers met members of the native American Nauset tribe. So the presence of others than white immigrants was well known for over 150 years before Jefferson made his Declaration. Thereafter there have been endless examples of "inalienable rights" being untrue. The genocide of many millions of native Indian tribes who stood in the way of the country's expansion westards. The Jim Crow laws in the south enforcing segregation. This was seemingly an attempt to heal the wounds between the North and South which resulted in the Civil War, but they are still being felt today.

42 million Americns exist on food stamps. Again not unlike other countries, the small number of rich hold much of the country's wealth compared to the poor. In the USA, the top 1% control 32.3% of the wealth; the bottom 50% hold 2.6%. During the covid years, wealth held by US billionaires actually increased by 70%. According to Polifact and other sources, in 2011 the 400 wealthiest Americans had more wealth than half of all American's combined!

I find it rather difficult to align these rights with those about all being born equal and having an equal right to the pursuit of happiness.

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On 7/4/2023 at 12:07 AM, kokopelli3 said:

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Happy Birthday, America!  And here is the National Anthem, sung by that American vocalist, none other than Meat Loaf, who recently passed away.

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In case anyone here was unaware, Meat Loaf was a Trump supporter, climate change denier, and Covid-19 denier/antivaxxer. He reportedly died from complications of Covid-19 himself. 

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On 7/4/2023 at 7:31 PM, PeterRS said:

...all men and women in the USA are not created equal...

I agree that the Declaration of Independence is poorly worded. Obviously, we're not all created equal, thank goodness, although hopefully we should all be entitled to equal rights, opportunities, and protection under the law.

Could villains clone themselves to take over the world?

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8 hours ago, unicorn said:

In case anyone here was unaware, Meat Loaf was a Trump supporter, climate change denier, and Covid-19 denier/antivaxxer. He reportedly died from complications of Covid-19 himself. 

but he sung anthem well.

As Trump supporter, climate change denier, and Covid-19 denier/antivaxxer, sadly , but he was not alone in the USA and elsewhere else

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Meat Loaf's performance of the National Anthem was in 1994, well before Covid and Trump, but then, no one is perfect, however his rendition of The Star Spangled Banner was excellent.

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