Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jul 3, 2023

A Republican got offended I called the founding U.S. citizens "colonizers,"—rebuking me that “the original 13 colonies were beacons of freedom.”

I asked him to repeat that part...slowly. Apparently "colonies" is respectful—but calling those who built colonies "colonizers" is not.🤔

Also, I'm sure the enslaved, Native Americans, women, and anyone not a WASP wealthy land owner would likely disagree with that whole "beacon of freedom" part.

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@QasimRashid Aside from those wealthy grant holders and adventurers, very few who arrived here were actually "colonizers" in the strictest sense. Most were criminal exiles or simply emigrants due to religious persecution. Much the same as other "colonies" around the globe.
Jul 3, 2023 at 8:03amWeb