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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social

A few days ago I re-watched Gangs of New York, and it brought home to me something relevant to our present political situation: America’s divisions on immigration, race, class, religion, and ‘foreign influences’ have always been with us. belib.org/ePxiCQ7

sep 1, 2025, 11:35 am • 84 17

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Elizabeth💋 @elspethy.bsky.social

I watched it again too not long ago.

sep 1, 2025, 11:40 am • 1 0 • view
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Athena's Ghost @athenas-ghost.bsky.social

Yup, because it works. Every time. *heavy sigh*

sep 1, 2025, 11:46 am • 1 0 • view
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peg-texan.bsky.social @peg-texan.bsky.social

Excellent movie & article. I wish more people would take the time to research their family ancestry & stories as the author did.

sep 1, 2025, 12:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Just treading water... @tom-doubting.bsky.social

It's in our DNA.

sep 1, 2025, 11:48 am • 0 0 • view
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Sf4womensrights @sf4womensrights.bsky.social

Agreed, something we’ve always tried to rise above.

sep 1, 2025, 12:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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Julie Borst @julielb.bsky.social

Yes, indeedy!

sep 1, 2025, 1:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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David @corleyd2.bsky.social

Yep we always find new ways to hate. It’s the way many express their Christian love.

sep 1, 2025, 11:42 am • 0 0 • view
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gregorykeen.bsky.social @gregorykeen.bsky.social

They always will be until other cultures clean up their act. It starts with them.

sep 1, 2025, 12:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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NormalAmericanVeteran @themajor59.bsky.social

To other cultures we are the other culture.

sep 1, 2025, 5:52 pm • 0 0 • view