• PepperoniNipple@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago

    Why do people keep labeling him as mentally ill? He was the only legit patriotic hero I have seen in my current short life.

    Do you also call all your ancestors who were convinced of killing a bunch of spaniards in 4th of july to give you the freedom you currently enjoy, “mentally ill”? That’d be pathetic

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      2 months ago

      Spain supported the colonies in the American Revolution. They were at war with Britain in Europe at the time and they provided money and supplies to the colonies as well as attacking several British positions along the Mississippi River and ramping up the European War. The Fourth of July holiday doesn’t even mark a battle, it marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the war had been being fought for over a year at that point.