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Isaac (from the Internet) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social

It’s the same delusional classism that leads to anti-stratfordians. “But how could the POOR do it!? He doesn’t even have a lineage! It can’t be that family background is meaningless to ability because then my entire worldview must be mistaken”

aug 29, 2025, 8:18 pm • 8 0

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Mike Hutchinson @hutchymon.bsky.social

Colin Woodard wrote a book called "American Nations" where he breaks down regional character by who, when and where this or that European group colonized the US. The South is very feudal in their imported history. Lineage is important to them.

aug 29, 2025, 8:30 pm • 5 0 • view
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Nina Melechen @ninamelechen.bsky.social

Exactly this!

aug 29, 2025, 9:05 pm • 0 0 • view