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eShirl

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7. better than being killed, huh?

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 04:49 AM

Aug 2025

Columbus and the colonists enslaved many of the indigenous people, including children. Natives were beaten, raped, and tortured for the location of imagined gold. Thousands committed suicide rather than face the oppression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

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Trump's PBS replacement features Columbus telling kids that slavery was "no big deal" [View all] vanessa_ca Aug 2025 OP

America is over Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #1

Agreed. I thought I was too pessimistic vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #4

So today the dogs have been replaced by masked ICE agents. AloeVera Aug 2025 #9

It will take generations to reverse the indoctrination :( -eom vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #11

The Reichwing Will Always Be on the Wrong Side MrWowWow Aug 2025 #2

and also prolly telling em B.See Aug 2025 #3

Prager U videos do that and more... there are summaries of more of their videos. made up nonsense to groom children BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2025 #5

Of course, now that PBS is now defunded, it's a lot easier Buns_of_Fire Aug 2025 #6

better than being killed, huh? eShirl Aug 2025 #7

Anyone subjecting their children to this johnnyfins Aug 2025 #8

There's been rioting in the streets for lesser offenses, in the past. Paladin Aug 2025 #10

How do we stop this shit??? Seriously, HOW?? What can we do?? Who is in charge of this? a kennedy Aug 2025 #12

I dunno right now, but we have to find a way. vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #13