Monarchy absolutely WAS the problem. (Begin IMO)
The entite concept of “your station is determined by your birth” is what made chattel slavery possible.
Jefferson even put a section speaking against slavery in a draft of the Declaration.1️⃣
The founders were fucking hypocrites, this is known.
They wrote a system that said all “men” are created equal…as long as you’re like us (male, European, own land) & in the last 250 years we’ve(country) slowly worked to fix that
1/2 https://tech.lgbt/@KormaChameleon/112728855799979648
A lot of people don’t get the pervasiveness of the “you are who you were born” it was a fundamental bit of European culture and it came directly from monarchy.
One of the weird things that “Pirates of the Caribbean I” got historically right? Will Turners anguish over he father being a pirate. Because that meant _HE WAS A PIRATE TOO_. It’s just in your blood, man. Sorry to hear that.
So, yeah, fuck the monarchy and the concept that SOME people matter more than others.
@Wraithe *stares in Star Wars*
@peterdrake Oh Jesus, don’t get me ranting about “Rise of Skywalker” 😂