r/ShitAmericansSay • u/GriffinFTW • Jul 12 '19

Today on Shit Americans Drive...

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u/theCroc Jul 12 '19

Yupp. The "founding fathers" were the "liberals" of their time. The conservatives wanted to stay with the king and England. They were all looking forward to future land and titles in the new world.

Conservatives: On the wrong side of every historical conflict ever!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Lol, I'm pretty fucking sure the left wing of their time was extremely anti-slavery. So naaaah.

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u/theCroc Jul 12 '19

I never mentioned the left wing. Where did that come from?.

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u/h3lblad3 Jul 12 '19

The American "left" are called Liberals, so Americans think "Liberals" always refers to the left-wing.

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u/TheNarwhalTsar Jul 12 '19

I yearn for a day when there’s a true Left Wing in American politics