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History isn't simple. Neither was Macdonald.

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Steven Megannety19 days ago

I had great history professors and not one was a pompous ass like this guy.

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Torcana1 month ago

It is simple: Liberals rewrite history every day.

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Przemek Jaworek2 months ago

Always simpler in hindsight though. It's not that past times were less moral, the less moral ultra rich class just had more free reign.

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