• lingh0e
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    10 months ago

    I’m not trying to sanitize anything, I’m saying that people like you who seemingly never read the whole essay love quoting it out of context and acting like it absolves them for being too edgy to vote.

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      10 months ago

      Please. It’s manipulation and unseemly. Find your own civil rights icon that supports your point and stop whitewashing history.

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        10 months ago

        Providing context is manipulation and whitewashing? Sure sure.

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          10 months ago

          Absolutely, when no context is needed. Dubois wrote an article to express his intent. He doesn’t need any interpretation.